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The Beige Oscillator & DJ Attaché: Waiting for wood
CD Charhizma 2001
The man behind the Beige Oscillator is Nicholas Bussmann, and DJ Attaché is
Hanno Leichmann. Both from Berlin and ever active as cello player and
drummer, but now as producers duo.
And a duo where we gonna hear more from. They play with a diversity of
genres and influences, Jazz, Trip Hop, Groovy pieces and even rock get
exposed to wacko electro. But without that the electronic gets the upper
hand. By this you get a warm, relaxing basis with the undertow from weird,
crazy electro. A good example is "Oscillation vs. Albert" with a jazzy
groove where in-between are mixed all kinds of crazy sounds (the tone from a
modem for example). "Not Real" with beats and beautiful vocal melodies done
by Noelle Moral, this song sounds a bit dark, trip hop alike (Tricky). But
also songs where electronic plays the main role like in "love Burgers" gets
something warm with the piano and the distorted voice samples.
The album could be something like St' Germain meets Kid 606 (I love you
album). The electronic is however never manifesto represented, and mostly
dominates the warm grooves and jazzy touch. Very approachable release that
may become a hit for me.
CHESSIE: Overnight
CD Plug Research 2001
Successor from the tasteful Meet CD from '99 on Drop Beat. What on Meet
become clear in tracks as "nowa huta" get confirmed on Overnight. Chessie
succeed as first for me in combining Kraut-rock (post-rock) and electronic
in a manner that both keep their identity. Also the more industrial sounding
distorted percussion is not gone, but is more used as foundation for the
tunes and not so much come to the front.
Melody and mood creating or the important ingredients from the progressed
chessie sound. Also the combination from electronic and traditional
instruments fits very good in it. Listen to "Daylight" that with an
electronic intro changed to an on guitar melody bear track. Also in "Stou"
is the "guitar" the main instrument and the electronic effects or setting
the mood. In "Northern Maine Junction" they mixed the sweet piano with
drones from rolling on electronic that ends in noise. But also minimal
tracks fits on this album like "Lineside", and more enthusiastic is it in
the almost danceable "Pantograph up" and relaxing in "K Tower" with a dub
bass-line.
Like you can read a very varied record with a general mood of darkness,
Chessie is very good in putting a cool, dark mood in his songs, is it a
minimal track or an up-tempo song with dance influences it doesn't matter.
Together with The Beige Oscillator & DJ Attaché a tip for people whom like
crossings between genres in music.
COH: Love uncut
CD 2001/09 Eskaton
COH is Ivan Pavlov who is an in Sweden living Russian. On this EP works he
together with Coil members; John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Steven
Throwers and Frankie Gothard en Louise Weazel.
This CD starts with to interpretations from songs from the eighties. The
first is "My Angel" a revision from "Meet murder my angel" from Soft Cell.
Pavlov spins with not to define noise and use many samples from surrounding
sounds and up-building drones makes the chaos complete. On this whispers
Peter Christopherson his lyrics. A dark, sinister minimal electro track.
The second, "FFFetisch" is an interpretation from "fetish" from Vicious
Pink. Here do Frankie Gothard the voice and makes COH the music nice
up-tempo and straight a head. An almost New-beat a-like retro sounds dance
song.
"Prayer for Russell" with Steven Thrower this time who is responsible for
the voice and lyrics. The vocals are strong influences by the effect
equipment, and fits good with the minimal filling in by Pavlov. With soft
pulsing sounds is an almost spoken word track composed.
At the finish John Balance and Louise Weasel in "Healthy and Deficiency:
Love' septic domain". Here we go musically back in the direction from
body-music (eighties). Vehement pumping under-cooled bass-beat sounds and
here over the lyrics about hospitals, and the crazy contrasts in the health
sector and other nice things.
A heavy piece this EP even have it only four songs. Not only interesting for
Coil fans I think, it sounds cool retro and I think people who like
blood-red poppies from Gerome Nox gonna appreciate this one.
TWINE: Circulation
LP Komplott 2001/09
Greg Malcom and Chad Mossholder are for four years busy with exploring the
boundaries from pulsating electronic, and infiltrations with other forms of
art. This is their second full album, they have also a 12" on Hefty Records.
The electronic is affect by cut up voice samples, the song "voices" is even
complete construct with cut up voice samples. But also traditional rhythms
are being remodel, striped and replaced. Dark drones - ambient will
insinuate a certain emotion. And to make it all complete all kinds of
glitchy noises appears unexpected.
So not an every-day record that is a mix between glitch, more conventional
electronic and dark drones. It's a bit too chaotic, a record with strong
moments, but as entire record can it not grip the attention.
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