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r e l e a s e . i n f o
Artist.....: nadja
Title......: thaumogenesis
Rip Date...: Feb-26-2007 Cat.No.....: archive30
Style......: Ambient Label......: Archive Recordings
Quality....: VBRkbps Type.......: Album
Size.......: 86,5 MB Source.....: CDDA
r e l e a s e . n o t e s
This is a case where the cover definitely matches the book. Upon
seeing Seldon Hunt's artwork for this release my first thought was
"it looks like prog rock meets black metal." And while it doesn't
quite sound like the paring of Rick Wakeman and Malefic, it does
have that mix of lush symphonic electronics combined with metal
riffing. The duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff have created
another successful release on the always excellent Archive label.
If doom metal had a slightly awkward sibling who wrote poetry,
this would be it. Nadja's release on Archive consists of a single
62 minute track that showcases their talent for creating fuzzed
out ambient soundscapes infused with sludge guitar noise. The
Canadian duo's work recalls Jesu's death shoegaze mixed with Sunn
O)))'s monolithic riffing, but they still manage to retain an
identity all their own. The overall formula is pretty basic:
fuzzed out drone guitar, subtle bass, a distant metronomic drum
machine, and ambient synth-like sounds. With only guitar and bass
credited, we could simply be hearing heavily processed guitar
work, but either way, the rhythm's are there. Structurally the
disc varies tempos and densities throughout, but all the while
retains a lush, floating feel. On the whole the disc remains more
calm and mellow. The playing swells to a Cop/Young God-era Swans
level during the first half of the album and then eases into more
riff-oriented parts following. Even the guitar noise/feedback
section towards the last 15 minutes of the album is buried low in
the mix; it expands quietly beneath layers of ambient guitar and
bass. Thaumogenesis is an enjoyable work. My biggest gripe would
be that a bit of variation in textures would go a long way in
fleshing the album out. The guitar and drum machine sounds stay
relatively unchanged throughout the entire track, making it less
of an "all the time" listen than it is an "in the mood" one. A
wider variety of guitar effects and drum machine sounds over the
span of this hour would have made for an even more compelling
listen than it already is.
Creaig Dunton - Brainwashed
Limited edition of 600 copies.
http://turn.to/nadja
p l a y l i s t
01 thaumogenesis 61:44
61:44 min
g r e e t i n g s
agw - amok - bass - bcc - bex - boss - cmg - cmc - cms - d2h
def - dh - disc0 - drum - emp - ftd - fwyh - gem - i8 - ipc
jce - jfk - jrp - just - khz - kinky - kw - lame - maem - mbs
mgc - psycz - r2r - rac - radial - rapid - rks - rtb - sb
sever - sfe - soup - sour - sq - tr - trt - ube - uc - upe
uki - xtc - yard - zi
respect to music lovers worldwide
never forget : go to the show. buy the t-shirt. order the vinyl