Alan's Free [Prog.] Electronic Blog - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Author

Message

Topic Search

Topic Options

colorofmoney91 View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: March 16 2008
Location: Biosphere
Status: Offline
Points: 22774

Posted: November 13 2011 at 13:48

Andyman1125 wrote:

yo mang where's mah #7 at

Y U NO GIMME TIME?

Hanashukketsu

Ricochet

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 27 2005
Location: Nauru
Status: Offline
Points: 46301

Posted: November 13 2011 at 13:50

Electro-Acoustic, ey?

colorofmoney91 View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: March 16 2008
Location: Biosphere
Status: Offline
Points: 22774

Posted: November 13 2011 at 14:26

This entry is going to be a little bit different than my previous entries. I've been going hard on the ambient glitch sound lately, so I need to feature something different.

So, here we have Flutwacht's Fields of Emptiness, which is industrial harsh noise. Flutwacht is a German group who have been consistently releasing albums for some time, and this particular album was recorded live in two different sets. Like Lustmord's live album Rising, Flutwacht's live album doesn't feature the audience yelling and moshing (or whatever crowds do at noise concerts) but is instead recorded directly from their musical devices. The sound on this album is not like the dark ambience of Lustmord however, but is much more in the vein of the infamous Merzbow with more emphasis on the lower register rumblings and gurgles than unsettling high-pitched drones. I'd even go as far as to call this Merzbow-lite, sounding more like something from his Frog+ or Marmo albums rather than Venereology or Pulse Demon. Also, in addition to being noisy, the sounds of the well-establish German industrial sound is ever present on this album, sometimes almost sounding like hellish interludes from a KMFDM album, minus the terrible music.

Flutwacht - Fields of Emptiness download

I realize that noise is an acquired taste, so I've decided to be considerate to the whiny folk and feature an album that could be considered much more accessible. Excerpts from "Let the Sun Shine On Me and Make Me Feel Special" is a short EP by a Brooklyn, NY based collective by the name of Arturo en el Barco. This music on this album is only partially electronic, and could be better described as post-RIO chamber post-rock (or maybe a more uplifting version of GY!BE), I guess. It's really very beautiful and moody, and most of this album makes me think of floating through a river canal in Venice. Chamber instruments, bells, piano, accordion, electronics, horns, banjo, and "toys" all come together to create a heavenly audio experience that is perfect for watching clouds roll by.

Arturo en el Barco - Excerpts from "Let the Sun Shine On Me and Make Me Feel Special" download

Edited by colorofmoney91 - November 13 2011 at 17:29

Hanashukketsu

colorofmoney91 View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: March 16 2008
Location: Biosphere
Status: Offline
Points: 22774

Posted: November 13 2011 at 14:28

Ricochet wrote:

Electro-Acoustic, ey?

Seemed more appropriate considering that some of this music isn't entirely electronic.

Hanashukketsu

The Neck Romancer View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: June 01 2010
Location: Brazil
Status: Offline
Points: 10185

Posted: November 13 2011 at 17:53

So far I've downloaded everything but numbers 2 and 7 and the techno EP with the anime chick. They're all great.

colorofmoney91 View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: March 16 2008
Location: Biosphere
Status: Offline
Points: 22774

Posted: November 13 2011 at 18:06

The techno EP is definitely passable. I'm not even sure why I featured it :\

Hanashukketsu

Ricochet

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 27 2005
Location: Nauru
Status: Offline
Points: 46301

Posted: November 13 2011 at 19:03

To arouse philippe.

colorofmoney91 View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: March 16 2008
Location: Biosphere
Status: Offline
Points: 22774

Posted: November 14 2011 at 11:00

Does he actually still read this?

Hanashukketsu

A Person

Forum Senior Member

Joined: November 10 2008
Location: __
Status: Offline
Points: 65760

Posted: November 14 2011 at 22:35

colorofmoney91 wrote:

7.

This entry is going to be a little bit different than my previous entries. I've been going hard on the ambient glitch sound lately, so I need to feature something different.

Flutwacht - Fields of Emptiness download

That was pretty nice, very relaxing as far as noise goes.

colorofmoney91 View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: March 16 2008
Location: Biosphere
Status: Offline
Points: 22774

Posted: November 15 2011 at 00:26

I'm currently on the lookout for something harsher.

Hanashukketsu

A Person

Forum Senior Member

Joined: November 10 2008
Location: __
Status: Offline
Points: 65760

Posted: November 15 2011 at 00:27

I need more noise in general.

colorofmoney91 View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: March 16 2008
Location: Biosphere
Status: Offline
Points: 22774

Posted: November 20 2011 at 15:58

I've stumbled across something beautiful, gloomy, and peaceful: Bleak Russian Soundscape's Musik fur Traume. This short album mixes sombre, haunting acoustic guitar with the softer elements of harsh noise, the live touches of field recordings, and the calming atmosphere of standard ambient music. The album cover matches the music very well; obviously technological, but also very dark and lonely and monochromatic. I can't think of anything else to say, so I'm done here.