mandag den 11. december 2017

Glokkohm - Sweet Candy



So who the hell are Glokkohm?. I don´t know. Wasn´t even sure this morning what kind of music I wanted to write about. I searched Facebook for answers, didn´t find anything "interesting". I stalked Youtube for whatever I could listen to, nothing inspiring. Last stop would be Bandcamp and do a tag search. I tried the exploited death industrial tag and concluded that whoever uses/represents the death-industrial tag/scene are creating horrible album-covers, and having horrible power-electronics inspired band names (Sexual organs sumthing etc). Then I came upon Glokkohm, a strange name, and an even stranger minimalistic piece of cover-art. So whatever... I can easily conclude that this (once again), has not anything soundwise to do with the death-industrial stylee. If you ever are in doubt, check up on your early BDN and Atrax Morgue releases!. BUT, there´s still a chance that this shit could be interesting ... AND IT IS!

Think early Esplendor Geometrico meets Haraam maybe. A touch of minimal wave, industrial noise, raw ambient moods with cold and primitive technoid rhythms. It is an older release which came out on cassette in 2015 via Trade Policy, which (since then) haven´t released anything new. A minor sublabel to Modern Trips, which also sadly seems to be inactive. The release have then been digitally re-released on a Bandcamp label called Modern Tinnitus Theory. You can also still get the tape from Discogs (few copies!). So is it any good then?... It is if you are in a dying need of something fresh/modern within the realm/sounds of harsh industrial music.

All the tracks are very varied in sound and tempo, but the entire aesthetics of the album sticks it all together like glue. It feels and sounds like a 100% thorough album, a great piece of work!. The distorted sounds and just right, top quality stuff. To me, it almost sounds like Haus Arafna (the way they should sound/better version!). It sounds underground but quite professional made at the same time. Just the sounds of perfection in my ears!. Well... WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR! ... Give it a spin!. You might also wanna read an interview with them (see below).



Bandcamp: (Glokkohm)

Bandcamp: (Modern Tinnitus Theory)


         


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