Experimental Electronic Music
We can imagine the beauty of sound emanating from the Ronroco and its calming cascade, maybe because of the smaller sound particles that manage to make their way through the mist and delicately slide down jagged mountainside slopes as depicted by the cover artwork.
The epitome of abstract electronics, capturing a multitude of sci-fi concepts skillfully weaved into a singular, musical tapestry.
Two pillars of ’90s techno, Speedy J and Surgeon, team up as Multiples to give birth to, indeed, almost two hours of discomforting and rather challenging rhythms.
Subtly-placed whispered melodies somehow enter our subconscious and the tone of the EP intensifies as it gets closer to our soul.
“A mosaic of the human experience,” indeed, Carbon Based Shrine is a somber, illbient-tinged, and introspectively dark soundscape with sporadic bursts of lighter parts piercing through the ashes.
Sti.ll is overall smoother and more pleasant, which is really fitting for the intimate and subtle sentiment of the original LP, making it a re-listen that fans of the original should not miss out on.
Malasomma (also known as Marco Malasomma) produces a soundtrack for this language; featuring skewed audio worlds that ebb and flow, occasionally delivering noisier constructs to heighten the tension.
Introspective moods are cultivated here with pastoral synth washes and mesmeric floating chords. Yet the wisps of sadness in these short pieces do not linger for too long, as winter has given way to spring rains and new shoots of life emerge out of the soil. Even if that soil has been damaged.
