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Denovali Records comes with two collaborations this month, both equally interesting in my personal opinion. I'll start with this strange and breathtaking collaboration between two Berlin based electronic acts, Monolog and Subheim. I don't think these are unknown names to fans of downtempo electronics and Denovali Records so I'm not going to go into introductions. However, I will have to warn you, this is not an easy digestible album. There sure is a lot going on here but the overall feeling is dark, heavy and often haunting.
The album opens with 'Wone', a pitch black blend of dark ambient and industrial. As if Raison d'être, Lustmord and Author & Punisher have engaged in a sonic threesome. From there, things tend to become abstract, strange and definitely unusual. 'Benedict' reminds me of Scorn, much to my delight. It's been a while since Scorn has appeared in my playlist. 'Sumo Rimi' is probably the most radio friendly track on the entire album, doing something highly immersive with dubstep and the dark electronic sounds of the eighties.
'Make Stones Cry' grabs back to the eerie dark ambient sounds and layers it with sluggish beats. Perhaps this one is my favorite but that's a tough decision to make. 'Colourful Flight' closes the album, again with a gloomy electronic ambient sound. Yet, in a way, this song can function as the breather after all that sonic darkness. Nonetheless, it's another one of my favorites here, my five favorites. Yes, I know, there are only five tracks, each with a different personality and identity and each of them equally interesting. So - obviously - this comes highly recommended.
Serge
The album opens with 'Wone', a pitch black blend of dark ambient and industrial. As if Raison d'être, Lustmord and Author & Punisher have engaged in a sonic threesome. From there, things tend to become abstract, strange and definitely unusual. 'Benedict' reminds me of Scorn, much to my delight. It's been a while since Scorn has appeared in my playlist. 'Sumo Rimi' is probably the most radio friendly track on the entire album, doing something highly immersive with dubstep and the dark electronic sounds of the eighties.
'Make Stones Cry' grabs back to the eerie dark ambient sounds and layers it with sluggish beats. Perhaps this one is my favorite but that's a tough decision to make. 'Colourful Flight' closes the album, again with a gloomy electronic ambient sound. Yet, in a way, this song can function as the breather after all that sonic darkness. Nonetheless, it's another one of my favorites here, my five favorites. Yes, I know, there are only five tracks, each with a different personality and identity and each of them equally interesting. So - obviously - this comes highly recommended.
Serge