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The X-series by +DOG+ (about whom I really gonna tell nothing this time) is an ongoing series, and each time one of those hits the office floor, I’m getting all happy. And why? I haven’t got the faintest of clues. Or, well, I do have a clue, but I don’t know if that’s the clue that is supposed to make me happy.
This is the 11th in the series, and I do miss a few of the early ones. Each time +DOG+ comes up with a few titles, and those titles don’t have anything to do with the tracks. Yet each time I think about possible connections that aren’t there. Why? Because I’m always looking for the underlying concept, my conceptual thinking is part of my release. So, the last X’s were always filled with some fantasy, and this time I’m drawing a blank. Steve named the tracks “Hello”, “Hola”, “Hallo”, “Salam” and “Namaste”—five tracks with a total playing time of almost exactly an hour.
And the music is this time more coherent than what I’m used to in these series. It sounds like experiments based on a reasonable similar setup. The harsh feedback sound is a recurrent theme but this whole release is very held back. It’s as if Steve wants to say ‘Hello’ and it’s the tension of the waiting, how the other side reacts. There is no immediate response, fight, hug, kiss, or intercourse, but there is tension. No sudden extreme noises, no complete silences, but this whole release is kind of a waiting game. +DOG+ introduces himself, and how do you react?
So all and all, I like this album because of the mentioned tension. It’s not the most accessible one I’ve heard from him, but that is not what this type of music is meant to be. A favorite track I can’t tell you, but we’ll include “Hallo” (#3) in the podcast. Great one, Steve!
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