Kord :: Statement (Femur)

Statement has all the raw emotion of an early synth wave release. The tracks on offer bare their teeth with all the anti-social attitude of a young punk, they drip with angst and can hardly hide their contempt. A brooding 12” of darkened wave that marries all the unease of the past with the burgeoning anxiety of the present.

For more than years Johan Sturesson has been crafting a unique brand of electronic music. His productivity is simply ridiculous. From, well everything under the sun as part of Frak, Sturesson has also explored more synth wave orientated sounds with Monster Apparat and, alongside Annie Gylling, as Kord. It is to the latter moniker that this able multi-talented musician and Gylling turn to for their Statement on Madrid’s Femur.

The rasping rhythms of “Vilse” gets the EP pulsating. Somewhere within the thrust and parry of slicing snares and bending notes a strung out melody takes hold, guttural vocoder vocals barely piercing the dense patterns of industrially tinted percussion. Sinister basslines introduce “Spegelbild.” Pain streaked lyrics attempt to make themselves heard through these bars and strict beats, lyrics left indecipherable, drowned in feedback to leave only the ceaseless march of those threat-filled notes. “Gräns” closes. Chords judder and shudder next to distant words, words brimming with a visceral energy that is accentuated by skittering hi-hats and tripping toms. More than likely “Inexponera” is the track out of the quartet that will be getting the most airtime in our flat. Razor edge vocals race on a steady kick, accelerating through a cityscape of alienating neon streaks and casual violence. Thoroughly unwholesome.

Statement has all the raw emotion of an early synth wave release. The tracks on offer bare their teeth with all the anti-social attitude of a young punk, they drip with angst and can hardly hide their contempt. A brooding 12” of darkened wave that marries all the unease of the past with the burgeoning anxiety of the present.

Statement is available on Femur.