Damien De Coene - Springtime Depravity
Yup. Spring... Gotta say I love it! Tired of this burning summer sensation, makes one feel like a jellyfish one a hot burning grill. How one can feel the plants waking from a death-like slumber to a blooming and perfumed sensation. How the radio starts playing uplifting and catchy tunes like Madonna´s ´Holiday´ to classics vintage vibes like the Beach Boys ´Surfing USA´. TV programs about gardening and lifestyle getting more frequent. People smiling a bit more. And of course people in general starting to "un"-dress themselves according to the temperature. Kind of like... feeling like a hungry beer awaking from its long winter hibernation. That´s maybe where the depravity fits in?. The hunger for a successful one-night stand which (maybe) would end somewhere in a soft bed? The need for going out and pour alcohol down your sour nicotine infected throat in company with like-minded minds? Or you could just sit back and smell the flowers, with the blackbird singing its beautiful and intoxicating song with the latest offering from Damien De Coene on your cassette deck.
A limited 20 copies 1-hour HNW/ANW with field recordings treat, exploring the limits of what still can be perceived as walled noise. The first track sounds like a water tap pouring water into a bathtub, u can sense the echoes of the bathroom while (almost) feeling drips of water touching your skin. Springtime? The sound of the melting snow? Sounds good, ears are pleased and my mind is very stimulated. Next track is 20 minutes long sounds like the insides of the cement mixer... Or could it be the insides of a dryer in the basement?. A hypnotic and soothing brutality. Third tracks return to the dribbling water, rapid moving water-drops... turning the knot slightly more and it would turn into a continuous stream. A rhythmic and hypnotic mysterious minimal piece with an intriguing atmospheric background. The fourth track sounds like the lawnmower getting ready to be pushed over the freshly grown grass, I can smell the petrol and feeling the heat rising from the engine here. I can again sense an almost liquid-like sound-presence in the reverbed background. The last track sounds like a good and decent breakfast. A distorted recording of a coffee-machine while eggs being fried on the pan. Again, an excellent and beautiful way to end the album.
A beautiful, primal and soothing piece of natural sound-brutality which I will HIGHLY recommend!. The sounds can almost be touched, tasted or felt and it will lift your feet few inches off the ground!. Be quick with this one, I am sure that this will be a cult favorite among HNW/ANW fans. Hungry for more? Be sure to check out his official Bandcamp site (link below).
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