(Reviews 46) PACIFIC 321/VOX POPUL,FREIBAND,GEN KEN MONTGOMERY

PACIFIC 231/VOX POPULI!(Ire/Fra)
“Cthulhu Revisation” Cd 2007
(Monochrome Vision)

An exhaustive exploration of diverse sounds and abstract concepts are the main elements we find when looking how both acts PACIFIC 231 and VOX POPULI! Develops all its own potential through this release. PACIFIC 231 is more an experimental electroacoustic ambient developed by Pierre Jolivet,a French individual who resides in Ireland now, and has been working in diverse projects and other artistic expressions. By the other side, VOX POPULI! Is an ethno industrial act coming from French territory, and the creative emptiness they express though each release is really amazing. Including elements from Psychedelic music, Persian folklore and all kind of mind elevating sound form. This release is just brilliant, by the effect it causes in mind when exploring it carefully. “Cthulhu Revisation” includes a total of 12 experimentations with high eclectic structures, moving is all directions…opening the album is “Alienation”, an exploration of diverse field recordings and atmospheres. “Da Ma” is another experimental track, but this time more dense and dark in its own structure and with such percussive elements which complements perfectly, creating a ritualistic track with Middle East influences. Voices are included too, to give more dynamism to the whole track in general. Next, Nymphea” is a beautiful acoustic guitar composition with perfect female voices, creating melancholic, sad passages. Another track to mention is “Golnessar”, a defragmentation of drone ambient structures with interesting work of voices and atmospheres surrounding the whole picture of the track. “Nephresh” is a hybrid nature of industrial nature mixed with such suggestive ambient elements and synthetic sounds mutating into spectral forms. This is the best track here, although the whole album includes such amazing elements worth to explore. The use of different field recordings, flute, acoustic guitar, percussions, electronics and cornet among others are enough elements to get this amazing release, if you are looking for something eclectic in its own nature. “Cosmoflute” is an evocation to elder gods to come our dimension…a hypnotic track with such ambient structures and flute elements which suits perfectly each other!!! Note some of the tracks included here where released in early 80’s and remixed specially for this release. For more info just write to Dmitry Vasilyev from monochrome Vision for more information.

FREIBAND (Hol)
“Replicas” Cd 2007
(Monochrome Vision)

FREIBAND is the latest project by Frans de Waard, also founding member of Kapotte Muziek, Beequeen, and Goem aswell as solo projects such as Shifts and Quest. Frans de Waard has been producing music since the mid 80s, firstly on cassettes in the 80s and then on LPs and CD's afterthat. FREIBAND’s explorations of sounds and electronic devises generate a high conceptual album reflected in each one of the 13 tracks included here. The first two tracks are developed through thin popping sounds, repetitive elements which transform into magickal deconstructive spaces, thorugh such sutile atmospheres. At other tracks you shall experience a diverse gathering of drone soundscapes surrounded by noise elements with suggestive transformations and eclectic nature, due the dynamism of each one of the tracks. Such explorations are manipulative techniques adapted perfectly to the personal concept he is developing through “Replicas”. At moments manipulated voices crawls from within to give a more bizarre, futuristic touch to some of the tracks. All in all Frans De Waard, surprise us again with a release full of dynamism and creativity which is handled by him since the very beginning.scratchings,and other electronic defragmentations are the keys to penetrate the dimension created by FREIBAND through “Replicas” Album!!!

GEN KEN MONTGOMERY (Ger)
“Drilling Holes In The Wall” Cd 2007
(Monochrome Vision)

Generating abstract realities in the fields of experimental music GEN KEN MONTGOMERY, one of the most mysterious musicians in electronic underground, dating from 1988 to 1991. Developed an album full of diverse and interesting methods which converges into “Drilling Holes In The Wall” an album performed in New York City at Generator Sound Art Gallery in January 1990. And now released again, with the purpose to increase the musical potential of his creativity with the use of diverse field recordings and other devises in order to give you an exact idea of what creativity must be. The album includes 5 compositions, all of them floating into experimental noise structures with so many dynamic elements worth to explore. The opening track “Drilling Holes In The Wall” is a long structure based in effusive noise elements, corrosive electronic devises and twisted atmospheres collapsing and mutating all the time, ending in a deconstructive chaos full of madness. “New Age Machines Part I” is a long 20 minutes track with such experimental industrial elements which are very interesting in the way as everything is put together, metal sounds and electronic devises mixed to create catatonic states due the massive expressionism reflected here. And more when everything becomes so chaotic and harsh. “New Age Machines part 2” is a degenerative convulsion of elements which forces you to keep your senses in an altered state, via so many channels of noises, electronic devises and other defragmentations used in this track. Not so raw as the last one, but with the necessary dynamism to keep you alive all the time. The last tracks “Icebreaker” and “Don’t Bring Those Things” are excerpts, the first one was created as an octophonic sound installator in total darkness. And the other one was taken from a live performance at the Erloserkirche in the DDR in 1986. An interesting release worth to explore if you are looking into field recordings, noise and electronic sounds.

(Reviews 45) PAS,B-TONG,SUBCONSCIOUS PRIMITIVE MUSICK

P.A.S(POST ABORTION STRESS) (Usa)

”Experimental Audio/Video Compositions Volume 1 DVD 2008

(Self Released)

Robert l. Pepper, the mastermind behind PAS,sent us another exploration of his creative work in the fields of experimental ambient, but this time through visual expressions which are revealing the most hidden aspects of nature in which inhabits PAS.the whole DVD includes 11 expressive compositions with high context of visual elements from a man walking in the street through black and white images and sad melodies in “Talking About Violins” or the dense percussive soundscapes and middle east images in “outside The Void”. In the track “Circumsize Your Mind”, PAS walks into an inner reality through masks, street walkings and suggestive, percussive elements, voices and guitar parts. Each one of the compositions has a very surrealistic nature which must be explored by listeners in order to get an exact idea of the whole expressionism handled here. In “Remember: It’s Only A Dream” the dark, experimental journey continues, this time under made home elements and great musicalisationship built by percussive elements and soundscapes complementing perfectly with the visual side. “The Egg Of Flute” is the best video including here.Egiptian Icons, paintings and a suggestive visual atmospheres mutating all the time. Besides 11 video clicks,you shall find two live shows “Live At Goodbye Blue Monday” and “Live At Europa”,both of them with highest context due the eclectic nature of PAS at stage. So the whole DVD contains enough elements which will give you a clue of what POST ABORTION STRESS is all about!!!

B-TONG (Swe)
“Structures” Cd 2008
(NoechoRecords)

Chris Sigdell is an experimental artist and sound deconstructionist which has been working since time ago, and having experienced so many structures under his other experimental project called NID.This German artist has now focused all his efforts to explore another facet of his realities and B-TONG is the next deconstructive organism born from the deepest subconscious level. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, David Lynch, H.R. Giger, and Wilhelm Reich among others, his music is diverse complex and even enigmatic if we explore the different sonic elements generated here. “Structures” is inspired by a tripto Jukkaskarvi's ice palace in Sweden…and from such desolated perspective a journey to the void is opened, exploring diverse drone elements and field recordings to establish an in deep voyage to immerse yourself to a dimension of ethereal shadows and dismal atmospheres. Opening the album is “Hands Up: Who Wants To Die?” isolationist drone atmospheres crawling from within to evoke just amazing soundscapes with such penetrating ambient elements. The second one is “Tu Me Degoute!” is floating almost in the same structure as the last one but this time spoken voices,water,night sounds are included to give more dynamism to the whole track in general. “Fahrenheit…What Fahrenheit?” is an amazing drone machine with such strong dense structures mutating all the time. Also the inclusion of female/male spoken voices and other effects seems to offer you different elements to keep your attention awaken all the time. Dark structures emerging once again and again to enforce the experimental nature of each one of the compositions here, is the main elements you could hear in “Structures”. Another track included here is “Stalker” deep isolated drone soundscapes bathed into shadowy, eerie, obscure elements with dense ambient passages and more yet to be discovered by yourself. “Motherlode”,”Black Dog Dream” and “Clockwork Mantra” are other compositions which complements this release. Is worth to mention B-TONG is more than just an experimental act. B-TONG deconstructs and recycles samples from television, radio and film, records natural and artificial sounds, and processes his own voice. Live, he uses microphones, sampler, and "instruments" such as: metal, spring, and... kitchen utensils. The sounds thus generated are run through various effect-pedals. So let’s feel the void…though each one of 7 invocations generated in “Structures”. For more information and download a free version of “Structures”, just write NOECHO recs!!!

SUBCONSIOUS PRIMITIV MUSICK
“V/A” Cd 2009
(Neue Kultur)

Neue Kultur surprise us with this compilation album, which contains interesting acts inside the experimental/drone/ambient scene. 10 acts which reveal us in part the hidden knowledge of matter through dense and expressive transformation and experimental soundscapes from a very high quality. The voyage to such unconscious realms begins with LUNA DOPA, the magickal alchemical transformation of Gabriel, the mastermind behinds Neue Kultur. This time he arrives with a very interesting purpose. black ambient soundscapes floating through repetitive vociferations and dismal atmospheres which generates obscure passages ready to devour your brain, a kind of living sigil penetrating your subconscious from a sutile way. This ritual song "Adore H Reims" was made by LUNA DOPA for Spring Equinox 2009 So, then comes EXTERN YKON with a different purpose, more into industrial elements mixed with ambient structures collapsing themselves all the time. Corrosive disturbed harsh atmospheres are elements which you must find here. Through DERLIST you shall enter into another phase of deconstructive elements of experimental nature. Rhythmic percussive elements and atmospheres converging into a concrete atmosphere with interesting moments from start to finish. With SPIT IT OUT, the post industrial ambient act coming from Belarus, thing goes more in depth, due how the whole track mutates into dense atmospheres and agonic drone structures veiled with such eerie, desolated soundscapes. The Italian experimental psychedelic ambient 1997 EV, emerges with a suggestive ritualistic track based in percussive tunes and spoken voices and futuristic experimental devices which transforming into mutative organisms from a penetrating nature. One of the best tracks released here. Another Italian act in the shape of INDIA VON HALKEIN appears as a dark star shining in the horizon, with a very interesting purpose of apocalyptic ambient drone soundscpaes with spoken voices and captivating atmospheres and other elements surrounding the whole structure of the track. The Teutonic experimental act NEURONIC ORG generates another interesting structure, this time evoking pure subliminal rhythmic patterns and mutative tunes which transport your mind to another level of existence. KIA KARMA, the French ritual experimental organism, generates a composition with such amazing elements and obscure atmospheres gathered specially for this release. One more time KIA KARMA surprises us with this excellent track. LA COMTESSE MORTE appears with such evocative expressionism through melodic structures and spoken voices. And closing the release is TZII through ambient /experimental an atmosphere which seems to mutate into industrial atmospheres with some voices floating through the whole track. Without a doubt a very interesting debut release by Gabriel & NEUE KULTUR. So the knowledge of the secret matter is coming to your brain!! So explore it right now!!

(Reviews 44) CRYSADIA,PAS

CRYSADIA (Mex)
“On Echo” Cd 2009
(Self Released)

Created in 2007, this Mexican Project known as CRYSADIA arrives with its debut album, thorugh 8 compositions of experimental ambient, in which you shall find diverse elements and emotional paradigms highly inspired in nature, mythology and dualities of universe in each passage revealed in the tracks. “On Echo” is an exposition of atmospheres surrounded by calm and sutile soundscapes carved through electronic devises, creating a very interesting release from start to finish. The first tracks included here are “Red Box” and “Evidencia De La Existencia De Amor”, and both tracks suits perfect the structures of experimental music, because both of them are dressed with such evocative atmospheres and electro arrangements perfectly codified to complements the ambient structure of both tracks. Though next tracks “Profundo Oscuro” and “Cancer De Tu Boca” things vary a few, the first one is more an electro track with perfect rhythmic patterns and sticking beats. And the second is more ambient in its own essence with some cosmic atmosphere I must say. “Dale Muerte a Tu Sonrisa” Y “Splendor De Dios” it’s a very sticking track, full of rhythmic patterns and atmospheres with highlight moments. The next is more ambient but still with the dynamism which characterize this release. “Paredes De Recuerdos De La Infancia” y Voces De Esperanza” are the final tracks. Really good debut releases by CRYSADIA, which will be download though its page. So, just explore CRYSADIA’s dimension in order to get a more exact idea from this Mexican experimental ambient project.

PAS (Usa)
“We Have Discovered Your Mother’s Body” Cdr 2007
(Self Released)

POST ABORTION STREES is the representative driving force generated by Robert L. Pepper and Jon Worthley, having in mind to explore the diverse structures into experimental / ambient spaces, but at the same time working with visual and other devises which increases more our interest when hearing the music. This album includes a total of 7 compositions in which you can transport yourself to the ancient regions of Egyptian culture, due the enigmatic mysticism and atmospheres created through the whole album. Opening this release is “Circumsize Your Mind”, a composition focusing into percussive elements and a very in deep atmosphere and dismal arrangements which are really amazing. Through “Night Island” things goes more dense and spectral at the beginning of the track, with perfect work of vocals and some ghastly structures rising to complements perfectly with the general concept of the track. “We Are Boo Da La” is an evocative track full of obscure realities and abstract forms, based in dynamic elements and melodies which together create a very interesting musical piece. Voices and the always interesting percussive elements keep your attention all the time. With “Outside The Void”, AS marked a high point due how the tracks evolves from time to time. A ritualistic expression, focusing so many interesting elements, for example the dark soundscapes embracing such percussive sounds and atmospheres gathering through the whole track. Another interesting composition is “Electric Bliss”, a psychotic structure with the dynamism and identity which characterize each one of PAS releases. “Failure To Perform” emerges through thin percussive beat and spoken voices which suddenly mutates into more rhythmic atmospheres. Closing the album is “Particles I” another track floating into the experimental ambient sounds which PAS has adopted since the very beginning. An interesting purpose by this act coming from Brooklyn Usa.

PAS (Usa)
”Antarctic Tribe” Cdr 2008
(Self Released)

Robert L Pepper, the mastermind of POST ABORTION STRESS, continues with this experimental transmisión keeping the dimensions of creativity and deconstructive expressionism generated through “Antarctic Tribe”. So this time through 12 compositions representing the atavistic exploration of primitive cultures. PAS has developed an album with so many eclectic elements and such sensorial experiences which keeps your subconscious altered into an strange meditative state, where mind, body and spirit, became one abstract form to be evoked by each one of the 12 compositions generated here. “Antarctic Tribe”,” Electric Carving”,”Mechana Drip” are the first 3 compositions here. The first one is an ambient track full of dynamism and eerie atmospheres. The second is more focused into dense reverberations and atmospheres collapsing themselves to create a very strong piece here. The other track is a defragmentation of sounds with such noisy industrial elements which suits perfectly the whole structure of the track. Another great track is “The Shinning Pyramid, a impressive ritualistic track with excellent percussive elements and primitive flute atmospheres which reminds me to Zero Kama at some passages. This track is the best one included here, although the whole ones have such interesting elements worth to explore. “Field Of Sea” emerges as another strong reality with such hard atmospheres and eclectic structures mutating all the time. “Kalanda” floats into cosmic atmospheres dressed by experimental soundscapes surrounded by such elements which keep your senses awaken from start to finish. So a very recommended release to those into experimental ambient material with such ritualistic touch. For more info just visit POST ABORTION STRESS page.

(Reviews 43) LULL,SKARE,AD OMBRA

LULL (Uk)
"Like a Slow River" Digipack 2008
(Glacial Movements)

Mick Harris,aka LULL, emerged with this frozen project in 1991,in a form to express his most in deep emotions which he cannot unleash through diverse metal projects he worked in past. Through LULL, he develops a maximum level of creativity, sensorial experimentations through the use of drone sounds and dark ambient atmospheres. This time LULL incarnates his spirit through vast, cold minimal ambient structures converged in “Like A Slow River”,defragmentations of 5 icy cold voyages to the netherworld polar landscapes reigned by desolation, and void where ice, and frozen airs submerged you to a paradise where LULL is the only vision you can feel. “Witheout” is a long 14:30 minutes composition through dense cold ambient structures complemented by drone elements. With the next track “The Sheet” we could explore more dense atmospheres with such strong drone sounds like giant icebergs collapsing themselves and generating such rumbling echoed soundscapes. With the title track, we could explore more calm, deeper atmospheres floating through minimal drone a structure which complements the whole background of the track. At moments the whole music became a hypnotic exploration of senses due how a sound slowly penetrates your mind through such vast, in deep atmospheres.” Treeless grounds” is a tribute to such desolated, deserted cold landscapes crystallized by icy, frozen atmospheres. Finally appears “Illusions Of Unbroken Surface” a collection of effusive frozen distant echoed through low frequency sound explorations with such personal touch which is only created through LULL’s visions spectral sounds with incredible arrangements is what you will find through “Like A Slow River”.

“YOU’LL FALL IN YOUR DEEPEST SLEEP WITH THE FAR ECHO OF GLACIAL RUNNINGS…”

SKARE (Swe)
“Solstice City” Digipack 2008
(Glacial Movements)

SKARE is proud to present us its debut album “Solstice City”, and what an amazing production of such Swedish trio. SKARE is an ambient experimental structure highly inspired by cold,ice,aurora borealis which are in part its own nature which explored in a deeper birth gave birth to “Solstice City”, an album focused in a voyage from the modern world, to such desolated cold regions, a meeting between man & nature through 3 in deep frozen ambient compositions with so many elements to keep your mind receptive all the time, opening the album is a short track called “Into The Other Shore” through 3:34 minutes being a prologue of what you must hear in the next tracks. “Through Wind and Broken Ice” is a trip to such vast cold landscapes transcending the human limits. Built through diverse natural ambient atmospheres and field recordings which together creates a very interesting musical piece full of diverse in deep moments which continues through “The Snow Angel Factory”, another long journey through 26:35 minutes of deeper frozen atmospheres, but this time with some effects, voices and other devises which were explored in as proper way to complement the final structure of the track. SKARE is fascinated by the circulation of water, snow,and ice and from such concept its music reminds as a gate to inner worlds which are unexplored by humans in any sense and this time SKARE opens it to you, to enter another reality full of desolation & frozen memories. Keep an eye open for more Glacial Movements releases, and in a near future we could explore more about the enigmatic frozen SKARE’s nature!!!

AD OMBRA (Rom)
“Magna Charta Illusorum” Digipack 2009
(Rage In Eden)

Established since 2005, AD OMBRA in the head of George D. Stanciulesco arrives with the second album, and what we found here, is just brilliant, bombastic and amazing album released by this Romanian act. The whole album has such orchestral apocalyptic touch through 12 compositions, in which you can experience the different elements floating into classical, orchestral and cinematic expositions of sounds converging specially for this release. “Templum Stygialis” is the opening track.dense atmospheres collapsing themselves and surrounded by abysmal chorus and such percussive elements which floats through the whole track, creating a somber structure with dark pieces ready to devour your soul. The seals are broken and you must experience “Disquiet Opera” percussive marchs twisting yourself through atmospheres and cinematic soundscapes, surrounding by a very interesting work of vocals and narrative expressions. “M’illumino Di Sangue” is built through sticking classical piano passages dressed with some percussive elements and arrangements. “…A Coeur Posthume” soprano female voices opening the gates to the world created by AD OMBRA,sublime ,majestic melodies accompanied by percussive elements to create one of the most interesting pieces here. Then comes “Uranogeea” and “Mimes Of The Occult” which such symphonic elements and orchestral defragmentations with so profound dark nature, representing perfectly the AD OMBRA nature. Another great track to mention here is “Heritages De L’ Angoisse” with such dark atmospheres and latent cinematic structures crawling from within the orchestrations to complement perfectly with the whole track in general. “Ferlyse” is a beautiful piano song arranged perfectly through soprano voices and giving birth to the splendor dark romanticism only created by an artist as Mr. Stanciulesco. The whole album has so many interesting elements all the tracks has such sublime touch which surely will impact to the most. At moments reminds me to Swedish Arcana, but with its own personal touch and identity which put AD OMBRA as one of the best acts in the orchestral, ambient scene. The album comes in a 3 panel glossy digipack, and is ready to be taken by you!!!!

THERE ARE PLACES IN THE HEART THAT DO NOT YET EXIST; SUFFERING HAS TO ENTER IN FOR THEM TO COME TO BE”

(reviews 42) MIEL NOIRE,THUNDERWHEEL,DAMIANO MERCURI

MIEL NOIRE (Bul)
“Der Honigflugel” Cd 2009
(The Eastern Front)

Igor & Tania The masterminds from The Eastern Front, sent us time ago the slipt cd from MIEL NOIR…and now arrives the debut album, and really surprise us a lot due the improvement of music here and the creative touch revealed through each one of the 5 compositions created here. To those who don’t know anything about MIEL NOIR,let me introduce that MIEL NOIR is the solo projection of Dimo Dimov,a Bulgarian artist who is involved in acts such as Svarrogh,Sturmpercht,Allerseelen,Saggitarium.his creativity and talented handling diverse instruments is latent in ach one of the project he is involved. “Der Honinflugel” is an album with such diverse musical concepts. For example first track “Honigflugel” is built into melancholic, and sad piano passages with a classical expressionism latent in each one of the tunes created here, besides that you can hear some atmospheres crawling from within the piano parts. Through “ Honigglut” things are more melancholic due the way as piano elements are growing through minutes, but this time the male /female spoken words appears to increase the interest when suddenly the piano passages are going more melancholic and depressed, and still some industrial touch are included as background for the track. “Honigather” is an effusive expression of industrial ambient character dressed with such suggestive elements and voices which complements perfectly. After some moments, piano appears again to give such characteristic melancholic touch to the whole track. Note that the whole album has samples from Russian movies inspired by classical Russian novel “Crime And Punishment” written by Fyodor Dostocusky and Goncharov’s novels. “Honignebel”, is almost dressed with the same atmosphere as the last track, but this time with some different elements here and there. And closing the album is “Honigmund” still with such sensitive melancholic touch, floating into few industrial sounds. a very interesting debut album by MIEL NOIRE worth to check out now!! AS ALMOST THE WHOLE The Eastern Front releases, the album comes in a 3 panel’s folded cardboard packing Cd format.

THUNDERWHEEL (Isr)
“Credo”
(The Eastern Front)

Known due great projects such as Chaos As Shelter, Agnivolok…Vadim Gusis, the spectre behinds THUNDERWHEEL, started a series of musical transformations and psychic experimentations which ended with “Credo”, an interesting fountain with highest spiritual connections focused into Zen Philosophy. the illumination through spectral surrealism,explorated through 6 compositions, which offer us a collection of diverse sounds and mutative atmospheres with a very eclectic nature. “Seeing Through The Wheel” is a rhythmic melodic entrance full of analog synthesizer and harmonies dressed by some whispers, creating a psychedelic track. The use of percussive elements enriches the whole atmosphere of this. Coming next is “ Into The Pure Land”, melancholic tunes and a sutile harmonies converging into a concrete expressive structure with dense passages and surreal evocative soundscapes. “Credo”, percussive elements rising through psychedelic tunes creating a twisted sonic experimentation with interesting moments due how each sound has been arranged here. Through “Emptiness” things seems to change a bit, when we hear how the track opens with more dense harmonies and sutile melancholic sounds, which has a smell to Japanese music in the way as the track is composed, but still with such psychedelic touch which characterize the whole album. Other tracks included here are “Harmless Song”,” Nothing Archived”,” Grief” and “Midstream” all of them with such suggestive elements which transport your mind to a surreal world moving in diverse directions. Through each composition you will discover different facets of your own realities through definited sound patterns with a high dose of creativity. The appearance of Igor Krutologov (Agnivolok) and Slave Smelousky (Grundik and Slava) as invited musicians, gives more dynamism to the whole album in general. “Credo” is a release with so many interesting elements worth to explore in all senses.

DAMIANO MERCURI (Ita)
“European Music And Ballads from Renaissance And baroque Era” Cd 2009
(Folk Division)

To talk about Damiano Mercury is to talk about, talent, creativity and sensitive expressionism is all its forms. His albums released through Rose Rovine Et Amanti,are clear examples of the creative expressionism generated through dedicated work and patience. so Damiano comes here with a very different propose. This is an album concept based in classical music, baroque music and ballad from the epoch of renaissance, from England, Italy and Spain. The result is amazing a collection of 26 compositions of beautiful musical pieces built into acoustic guitars only. Colorful arrangements with intense moments of beauty and calm soundscapes. The first 5 tracks are expressive tunes from England’s musicians such as John Nowland, Rober Johnson, Anon Cutting and Philip Rosseter. Amazing moments with such evocative moments is what you must find here. The next 8 tracks correspond to Italian’s era and the works of artists such as:

Vincenzo Galieri, Cesare Negri Deffo IL Trombone, Vicenzo Capicola among others. Such melodies are sweeter in its essence but representing in part past of the Italian culture. The final part is from the Spain’s artists as: Luis De Narvaez, Alonso De mudarrea, Gaspare Sanz among others. Really a classical compilation with so many interesting compositions through solo classical guitar, with the touch and arrangements only created by the shape of Damiano mercury, showing us one more time the versatile expressionism and dedication. Special 3 panel folded cardboard packing and limited to 500 copies. Note that this is the first release of Folk Division, the sub label from The Eastern Front.

(Reviews 41)SOMNIVORE,TUHAT KUOLEMAA SEKUNNISSA,CLOAMA/BLUTLEUCHTE

SOMNIVORE(Fin)
"Clergy Of Oneiros" Cd 2007
(Anima Arctica)

Dreams shall flesh, obsessions, mental paradigms, imsomnia, magick all of them explored into personal subjective concepts give birth to SOMNIVORE, an ambient /industrial organism which emerged with its first full length album, containing diverse elements and deconstructive soundscapes creating surreal atmospheres. The enigmatic shape of Kaarna and sole generator of this project, present us a six track release with such suggestive atmospheres floating in oneiric realms of mind. “Somnivore” is the opening track, and offer us a plateu of dark ambient structures dressed with drone elements and ghastly surreal soundscapes through almost 11:00 minutes. Bells, voices and some effects are risen from the whole picture of the track, to give more eclectic elements to it. Through “Debate with the Green Fairy”, seems are going in the same ambient direction, but this time adapting the eerie atmospheres and dense, calm soundscapes to the track. “Lumi Ei Enaa Sula Iholleni” dressed with enigmatic industrial astmospheres, which gives to the track a very paranormal psychic sound. This one becomes as one of the best explorations created here. Deep sounds crawling from and mutating all the time. “Those Graves Under The Bay Of Bothnia”, again the surreal dreaming atmospheres are gathered opening the oneiric dreams. Hypnotic soundscapes creating a very interesting piece here. Nest one is “Allerleirauh” a monumental composition focused on distant shadowy echoes, as mantras evoking spectral eons still to come. A long 10:30 minutes exploration with amazing percussive elements as marches from dungeons of darkness. In my opinion the best track created here. Also, you can hear ambient industrial elements at the middle of the track. a ritualistic atmosphere is present at the whole track, which complements perfectly with the main structure in general. The closing track is “Ie Aie Yo”, another great composition with such sticking percussive elements surrounding the whole track and voices complementing it. The uses of corrosive industrial patterns are included as a way to give such track a more harsh sound. Through this album, SOMNIVORE show us the latent potential and creativity when exploring the dreaming gates…and one more time dreams shall flesh, this time through sonic mantras.

TUHAT KUOLEMAA SEKUNNISSA (Fin)
“S/T” Cd 2007
(Anima Arctica)

Though this second release Anima Arctica, offer us an album which in essence is perfect, beautiful and well structured. The music is full of emotive moments carving in paganistic, folk expressions which are expressed through the 10 compositions included in this release. A brilliant release which through the well handled expressionism of the finnish duo consisting of Antti Paavilainenn (Acoustic Guitars) and Mikko Poyhonen (Bass, Vocal Lyrics, guitars),generates nostalgic and melancholic moments due how the acoustic guitar parts trespass the limits of time and opens you remembrances of a distant past, full of sad memories. Each one of the compositions included in this album contains beautiful male voices expressing themselves through native Finnish tongues, which according to the whole guitar melodies, fits perfectly due the harmonies and expressive oral tunes when everything is put together. TUHAT KUOLEMAA SEKUNNISSA translated to English means “A Thousand Deaths Per Second”, which in essence speaks for itself when you goes deeply the main structure of the tracks. it seems as you dies hearing such melancholic chants dressed with the always sticking acoustic guitar melodies ,and in some cases instruments as accordion and harmonica. A neo folk project which surely will give us some interesting news in future. More details are found on Anima Artica’s page. So just enter to enter to explore the sadness, and melancholic passages through each one of the 10 tracks developed by TUHAT KUOLEMAA SEKUNNISSA.

CLOAMA/BLUTLEUCHTE (Fin/Fin)
“S/T” 2008
(Anima Arctica)

Two enigmatic hordes gathered specially for this release.Perhaps a bit unknown for all of you, but with the necessary arguments to be considered as worth to listening to. So both acts rise from Finland, and not so much information was found in order to complement this review. So, but here we go…this release includes 11 structures which floats into abstract industrial ambient with eclectic elements and a psychotic noise fragments at some passages among the tracks. For example track 2 is floating into repetitive electro beats and some voices crawling as background for the track. Or just third track with psychotic elements as spectral voices and industrial soundscapes appearing and disappearing all the time. Also the way as voices appears in the middle of the track and the industrial atmosphere gives to the track a futuristic touch. Spectral atmospheres are generated though the 4^th track, through dense drone elements with eerie structures from start to finish. The track 7 ,is built into suggestive psychotic noise fragments arranged through spoken voices,reververating soundscapes and diverse corrosive elements which seems as radio transmissions from outer space. The 8^th track is a subliminal ambient exposition of sounds with spectral nature which includes the spoken voice taken from British magician Aleister Crowley, to give a more subterranean, limbonic eerie atmosphere to the whole track. So through the whole album you shall experience the different shells created again and again by CLOAMA and BLUTLEUCHTE,under the abstract elements which emerges through ambient compositions well structured and with a personal identity.

(Reviews 40) EMIT,NAM-KHAR,PROJECTIVE MODULE

EMIT (Usa)
“Abortions” Cd 2008
(Autumn Winds)

Impregnating the earth’s aura with malignant and somber atmospheres. EMIT arrives with its second full length album. Abortive creations spawned by mysterious Unknown Ikon, who express himself through this solo project of black ambience,. “Abortions” contains 16 compositions which reveals in part the different possibilities in EMIT’s existence. 8 tracks where taken from an unreleased album called “Conscience” and other tracks where taken from different releases as cassettes and split cds. The important fact to mention here is how the whole tracks contains such obscure passages which seems to evolve from time to time. Melancholic pieces dwelling into sinister soundscapes through the whole tracks. “Behind These Eyes” is a track with a marked black metal aura, full of agonic guitar chords and dense percussive elements. “Return” built into organ passages mixed with strong work of screaming vocals and laments coming through the whole picture of the track. “Awaiting Ultimate Consummation” is more into thin keyboard sounds dressed with percussive parts. “Waking Dreams” is structured through dense drone atmospheres and distortional voices coming from within and background guitar sounds adapting the principal structure of the track.

EMIT’s has created an album with so many interesting elements ,because the dynamism and the way as the tracks are finally processed are very intelligent in its own essence,coz all of them enraptures the listeners to enter the penetrating dense realms in which Unknown Ikon inhabits. “Division” is an organic drone noise organism mutating through distortions and percussive beats and the deconstructive works of guitars, joined by voices crawling from utter darkness. “Exhaling Life, Channeling Death” is dense dommy black ambience piece with to vaporous eerie atmospheres, and a palpable black metal feeling. “Conveyance Church Essence” is built through bells sounds only, but through different patterns which ended in a very expressive dark piece full of enigmatic mysticisms. “Entering The Mysterious Unknown” reminds me to early ABRUPTUM, due the atmospheres created by voices and percussive elements, really a very bizarre piece here. All in all we will spend hours talking about each one of the tracks included here.so the only that remain, are “Abortions” is a very interesting release worth to check out!! So for more information just writes to Erik & Autumn Wind Productions for a proper copy now!!!

NAM-KHAR (Ger)
“A Hallowed Ground Within” Cdr 2009
(Self Released)

Coming from Hessen Germany emerges this Experimental/Ambient Industrial act with a self produced release. Inspired in elements as Death, Pain, depression, Desolation… NAM-KHAR develops a in deep magickal exploration handling complex defragmentations and vibrational tunes with an ancestral touch which opens to listeners new gates of perception due how the evocative sounds emerges from time to time. In this debut NAM-KHAR generates 3 compositions through more than 40 minutes. Opening this release is “A Hallowed Ground I” a track with dark emotive passages, eerie soundscapes floating through different instruments and drone patterns. At the background of the track you can experience some sutile melodies which complements perfectly with the whole track here. Through the next track “A Hallowed Ground II” things goes a bit different, the same atmospheres are included here but this time covered by distortions created by electric guitars and at moments you can hear some bells and dark soundscapes floating through the track. The essence is the same but with diverse elements which enrich the nature of the track. The final composition included here is “From Within” starting to mutates through repetitive sounds which seems to stimulate some parts of brain, suddenly are dressed into drone somber structures and some percussive oriental instruments. At the middle of the track some organic alien soundscapes are converged to give another direction to the track, but still with such ancient touch which characterize the whole album in general. In the whole album you shall find such interesting elements which surely will get your attention. For more information feel free to check the NAM-KHAR pages!!!

“NAM KHAR EXPLORES THE COMPLEX AND BOUDLESS POSSIBILITIES OF THE MIND”

PROJECTIVE MODULE(Usa)
“That And Nothing Else” Cdr 2009
(Black Note Music)

PROJECTIVE MODULE is the mutated bastard organism generated by JC Mendizabal Aka Kyron. And this is the first release aborted through his own record label Black Note Music. We had the opportunity to review almost all their releases, to observe carefully each one of his creations and exploring the diverse concrete artistically expressionism of this talented Latin American artist. Coz well with PROJECTIVE MODULE, things are going in the same direction, I mean the latent creativity an dynamism revealed through each one of the 15 untitled compositions created here.The experimental machine codifying so many elements as electro rhythmic patterns adapting themselves to so many different vortexes of sounds, and with such futuristic touch which is revealed through the whole album. At moments reminds me to COIL in the appreciative form as PROJECTIVE MODULE changes the essence of almost the whole track, and in the way as some tracks are arranged. But at moments the tracks mutates into a psychedelic pop with interesting percussive elements and melodies which transports you to another dimension. So calm, but with the necessary elements to keep your senses opened all the time. An experimental voyage full of emotive atmospheres.Formulated via a process of juxtaposing the relationships between the stars of those constellations visible from their position in the universe with the relationships of selected tones and their frequency, they created a series of melodic journeys. This tribute to the night sky and infinite imagination they called “That And Nothing Else”. Under such patterns I invite to penetrate the unlimited dimension full of possibilities generated by Kyron though PROJECTIVE MODULE.

“A SONIC REVELATION OF ILLUMINATION”