Emerge and Re-Drum - Svart1 and Lefterna
Another collab album was released between two interesting labels called Grubenwehr Freiburg and Attenuation Circuit. This time we´re dealing with a kind of double split release by four acts called Emerge, Re-Drum, Svart1, and Lefterna (which sort of makes it a compilation).
The Emerge project is an experimental/ambient solo project by Sascha Stadlmeier (Owner of the Attenuation Circuit label), a label that had a release that I reviewed some years ago. Re-Drum on the other hand is a project which goes as far back as 2002! With numerous experimental releases, also with some connections to Sasha Stadlmeier´s label. Svart1 is Raimondo Gaviano who deals in such styles as ambient, industrial, and techno (Also with an extensive discography!). And last Lefterna deals in minimalism and abstraction in sound, again with a huge discography. So yes, we´re dealing with a release containing some very hard veterans in the field of experimental electronic ambient and noise.
The first track on the album is by Emerge and the track is called Empty Seat. A roaring and heavy sound of the wind begins the track, with some metallic and ear-triggering sounds going in the background. There is a certain kind of fluid-like quality to the sounds so far. I am also sensing a kind of strange human presence in the recordings as well, very quiet and VERY eerie. So far, it works as a track to raise the curiosity of the listener. So far I am pretty curious! By the way, the track is a live recording from Moskva 2018.
The second track is by Emerge and Re-Drum, and it's called Einfarbiger Dom (also A live recording from the same location). Recordings/samples of birds and the flapping of their tiny wings. Really cool sounds of metal scraping against metal here, not made in an aggressive matter but more with a minimal sort of approach. Human voices warp in and out here as well, like from some surreal dream. So far you can put it alongside the likes of Nurse With Wound and the Hafler Trio. Very experimental avant-garde stuff with an industrial touch to it. Lovely post-apocalyptic moods here, almost 30 minutes long!
The third (and last track) on the A-side is called Zum Verlust der Muttersprache and it´s by Re-Drum. A clinical sort of gas-furnace sound starts the track. Additional layers of ritualistic ambient-textured drones are added in a beautiful (and patient) fashion.
I flip the cassette and continue with the B-side, in good company with Svart1 and Lefterna. All 4 tracks on the B-side have been made between the two acts. Three tracks here, all called I, II, and III.
The first track 1 continues with the sound of gas, and the sound of something... dripping inside some underground bunker. Surreal and subtle layers of warped recordings are added in the background, further enhancing the psychedelic state of mind. Cool effects (Flangers, etc) with some cool layers. Interesting thumping rhythms at the end as well.
The second track II has more of a noise and industrial-based sort of sound in the beginning. Minimal noise and ambient merge together like two circuits of pure energy. Still being kind of thunderous epic without the drama sort of sound. The calmness before the storm of you, please! Not sure if there are radio recordings here, but if they are... I really don´t wanna know where they come from. Pretty scary stuff here kids!
The third (and last track) III starts like a bloody bubbling nightmare! Like being caught inside the digestion systems of Yog-Sothoth himself! You also get the sensation of something... breathing!... so you definitely are inside some sort of body! You also get the idea that the storm has finally appeared now, showing its might over a frozen landscape.
I guess that this release is a VERY good release, although being a very abstract one as well at the same time. But, I love it cause u can sense the sound concept (whatever it is) throughout the entire album. The whole bloody compilation almost works out as a soundtrack for something great, I mean... I have never heard anything quite like this. How am I feeling now? I... Numb, but in a good way! The depths of this thing are hard to describe, which in my words gives it a certain kind of Lovecraftian cosmic-horror sort of feel (Couldn´t help it!). Depressing yes, but filled with enlightenment!
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