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Where Their Dreams Live (Afterworld Mix by Integral)
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Zentriert ins Antlitz
...No
Tympanik Audio
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
By: Vlad McNeally
By: Vlad McNeally
A post-industrial soundtrack that covers everything from humid trip-hop ambience to turgid symphonics.
Making the jump from COP International to Tympanik Audio, ...No is the latest album by this enigmatic German industrial band. Though a history with COP may make one think that their work is going to be rather EBM-friendly, that's hardly the case with this disc. From swirling nocturnal drones to heavy trance passages, Zentriert ins Antlitz has crafted here a rather intelligent work that transcends a genre dominated by dance music.
Musically, one has to keep in mind that ...No is a continuous piece of music; while there are moments that stand out as "tracks," they are more akin to significant moments in a soundtrack rather than singles. For example, "Today" segues into existence through a soulful castrati-like wail accompanied by the din of funereal church bells. In the background resides a malignant baritone hum, which as the piece works its way through sampled dialogue into wobbling trance arpeggios and pensively shuffling beats, acts as the binding that keeps the whole coherent. Another moment that grips one's attention is "24th Dimension;" at first forming as a cloud of loose Spanish-inflected guitar and misty synths, it gradually flows from new age ambience into a clatter of echoing wooden textures, grinding clockwork structures, and dramatic violin stabs. Also a bit mechanically minded, "Manage My Sensibility" seems to musically hail from that same sultry trip-hop world as Massive Attack. Clicking and staggering, its reptilian percussion percolates and slithers to throaty birdlike hoots and slow-motion didgeridoo sounds. "Shamisen Jangle" takes this world music angle a step further, as if one has segued into a Juno Reactor interlude as its puffing and hissing rhythmic textures encounter the brassy plucked din of what appears to be either a Japanese Biwa or a nasal sitar. As if this doesn't cover enough terrain, then there is the disc's conclusion. Though "...No" isn't the finale, this dark symphonic moment of tense quivering strings, Viking horns, and trudging drums provides a gripping Wagnerian climax to this diverse work.
In terms of post-industrial soundscaping, Zentriert ins Antlitz's ...No may not be pushing the barriers, but it is an excellent album for those who find interest in the intricacies of rich programming in lieu of that seemingly omnipresent four-on-the-floor beat.
Musically, one has to keep in mind that ...No is a continuous piece of music; while there are moments that stand out as "tracks," they are more akin to significant moments in a soundtrack rather than singles. For example, "Today" segues into existence through a soulful castrati-like wail accompanied by the din of funereal church bells. In the background resides a malignant baritone hum, which as the piece works its way through sampled dialogue into wobbling trance arpeggios and pensively shuffling beats, acts as the binding that keeps the whole coherent. Another moment that grips one's attention is "24th Dimension;" at first forming as a cloud of loose Spanish-inflected guitar and misty synths, it gradually flows from new age ambience into a clatter of echoing wooden textures, grinding clockwork structures, and dramatic violin stabs. Also a bit mechanically minded, "Manage My Sensibility" seems to musically hail from that same sultry trip-hop world as Massive Attack. Clicking and staggering, its reptilian percussion percolates and slithers to throaty birdlike hoots and slow-motion didgeridoo sounds. "Shamisen Jangle" takes this world music angle a step further, as if one has segued into a Juno Reactor interlude as its puffing and hissing rhythmic textures encounter the brassy plucked din of what appears to be either a Japanese Biwa or a nasal sitar. As if this doesn't cover enough terrain, then there is the disc's conclusion. Though "...No" isn't the finale, this dark symphonic moment of tense quivering strings, Viking horns, and trudging drums provides a gripping Wagnerian climax to this diverse work.
In terms of post-industrial soundscaping, Zentriert ins Antlitz's ...No may not be pushing the barriers, but it is an excellent album for those who find interest in the intricacies of rich programming in lieu of that seemingly omnipresent four-on-the-floor beat.
