I Giardini Di Bosch - Lo Straordinario Viaggio Di Rose Canalow
There is a new project out on Industrial Ölocaust Recordings, a collaboration between some of the other solo-acts which is on the label. We have Stefano Bertoli, Luca Ferro (both artists have been reviewed on Kalteldur), and Alberto Macciola playing the saxophone. A 1-track 25 minutes and 38 seconds long! Interesting kind of cover-artwork. Sort of... futuristic art-decor´ish kind of 1920s design. The name of the act (when translated) is The Bosch Gardens and the album title is The Extraordinary Journey Of Rose Camelow. Not sure if the band name is a reference to the proto surrealist painter Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516).. could be. Not sure who Rose Camalow is, tried doing some research but didn't locate any info about her. A fictional character perhaps?. Maybee listening to the album can shine some light upon this mystery, let us have a go then. The last thing before we go on, the thing is out on both CD and cassette via Industrial Ôlocaust Recordings (links below!).
The album starts in absolute silence. Hints of swirling and atmospheric electronics rising in the background. A lovely sci-fi feeling creeps in with the eerie melody getting into the mix. A kind of a spacey and melancholic sensation being present, think Berlin-school-inspired Runes Order meets Coil in their worship-the-glitch-era sort of wipe. A cool way to open the album without a doubt, sounds like one of those really intro main themes to a tv-series.
This stops and more psychedelics enter the mold. The saxophone enters the album and gives the soundscape a David Lynch sort of mood while mind-bubbling vintage electronics keep the tension intact. Love the sort of... rhythmic elastic-rubber-band sound going on. And from this, it continues into one of those early and highly mysterious Tangerine Dream (Phaedra) sort of soundscapes. Lovely and modern vintage stuff so far!
Later on, we are met with an organic-sounding humming sound with some really interesting sound texture going on the in background. The whole thing (right now) sounds like the birth of the great cosmos! That saxophone being really acid-drenched here kids, I think it is the saxophone!
Then we are met with a sound straight from the Garden of Eden. Beautiful synth-driven drones, evocative and reverbed sensations, bussing electronic bees, and ritualistic metallic sounds here and there. Beautiful done!.
The journey of Rose Camalow IS an interesting journey into unknown territories of sound and the mind! As mentioned before, a modern approach to vintage electronics. The only disclaimer I would have for this album is the length, which cannot be criticized as of such since the whole recording has been done in one go! Which in my book is a great achievement! Fans of Nocturnal Emissions, Coil, Psychic TV to Tangerine Dream, and Cluster should have this one a go!.
