DOCTEUR FAUST

I've mentioned before that when it comes to Electronic music i'm a novice and I really base my rating on how much I like the recording. Sure there are extra marks for creativity but the bottom line is don't annoy me and make it enjoyable. Well Igor didn't quite hear me when I said "Don't annoy me" because I get agitated plenty during this recording. As Bonnek mentions this has a strong Avant-garde flavour to it. Igor also really mixes in quite a bit of variety and styles which usually doesn't work for me either. As a disclaimer i'd like to say that most Electronic fans rate this one very highly so take my rating with a grain of salt.

"Aimantation" is a short spoken word intro. "Materia Prima" has drums and guitars that echo along with organ. It suddenly turns eerie and intense with violin-like sounds. It then settles with vocal melodies, whispering and other sparse sounds. Cool track. "Eau Ardente" opens with someone speaking as these snapping sounds come and go. Actually it sounds like someone is taking a good slap to the face each time (haha). In comes these static sounds.I have to be honest, I don't know if this is my cd making the noise or if this is supposed to be there. Annoying is the word though.

"Tenebres" is spacey as the drums join in. A classical vibe comes in that i'm not a fan of. "Matines" doesn't have much going on in it but some spacey sounds. "Licomes" has some horse sounds in it, yes I said horse sounds. "Sang Poupre" ends it in an avant manner.

I'm just not that into you, he said looking into the red eyes of the purple faced dude on the cover.