In a beautifully designed eight-page digipack – greytones with copper – hides a CD made by two of the worldwide top 10 artists (or should it say top three) in the genre of guitar drones. Conceived, recorded and finished in April 2008, it is now released on Troum’s own label Transgredient Records.
Alio Die & Parallel Worlds – Circo Divino
On “Circo Divino” the Greek Bakis Sirros (Parallel Worlds) and Italian Stefano Musso – who we know better than Alio Die – takes us on a journey through a clash of cultures. Whereas we know Alio Die mostly from his ethnic ethereal ambient soundscapes, the two decided on incorporating those sounds with the modular synthetic sounds for which Bakis Sirros is known.
Dead Shall Not Have Died In Vain / Dysthymia – untitled
This clear vinyl 7″ is packed in an oversized box used for the CD’s at Diophantine and, yes, that is a pleasure to the eye, but what is more important is that the sounds you hear make you want more. And in the end that’s what it’s all about.
Voice of Eye – Seven Directions Divergent
“Seven Directions Divergent” is the most poppy release I’ve ever heard from Voice of Eye. Earlier this year I reviewed the 3″ “Primaera” on Taalem Records. The words ritualistic and even shamanistic were written. If someone told me at that moment that the next release…
Aun – Utica
With this virgin white vinyl on Drone Records, Aun delivers, period. The 7″ contains some beautifully designed soundscapes made of the guitar drones for which we know him. Aun firmly places himself in the top of guitar-based drone artists, something he more than deserves.
Melanchoholics – Masking My Monkeys
Every once in so many times you keep hearing a name and you get intrigued. But time and money fail to hunt things down to see why it intrigues you, and if the hunch you had was true. This is sort of the situation with The Melanchoholics for me.
Ctephin – Duad
Noise creation as a family weekend thing. If you are a ‘noisician’ yourself, you probably would think of that as either a) undoable, b) unwanted or c) a match made in heaven, finding the perfect husband/wife and having children that actually approve of mommy and daddy’s activities.
Olhon – Lucifugus
Pressed on the heavy 10″ vinyl we are used from Stefan Knappe’s label activity, I hold a bright orange output from Olhon. Olhon is the collaboration etween Bad Sector and Where: Italian masters of ambience, or – which is perhaps even more appropriate – ‘creepy’ soundscapes.