a r t i s t : Nadja
t i t l e : Touched
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Alien8 Recordings
c a t : ALIEN67
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Ambient / Doom / Metal
r l s. d a t e : Mar/2007
t r a c k s : 05
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 100,7 MB
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The Outsider Metal genre of has really taken off over the last
couple of years and while some projects may suffer from its
over-saturation, we feel Nadja's versatility will allow them
to escape this fate.
Nadja is made of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff. Baker, the
projectÆs founder is an insanely prolific musician under his
own name under which he releases solo works for such
prestigious labels as Germany's Die Stadt, as well countless
CD and CD-R releases all over the world. He is also an
accomplished poet and visual artist. Buckareff rounds out the
band on bass guitar and backing vocals.
While credit is owed to likes of such pioneering legends
Earth, current king pins SUNN ((O))) and Boris for defining
the genre, Nadja take more inspiration from artists hailing
from the Dark Ambient and Electronica fields. Passages on this
latest release can be compared to saturated wall of ambient
noise perfected by the likes of Tim Hecker and Fennesz or
Justin K. BroadrickÆs Jesu project.
Like the sound of our earlier ôTruth Becomes Deathö release,
ôTouchedö is ambient music being pushed to itÆs breaking
point, yet the overall feel is a slightly more gentle. Parts
of the album feature the use of clean undistorted vocals,
something rather unique in the genre, hinting at the sounds of
such bands as Codeine, Swans or Joe PrestonÆs Thrones project.
In a very short time Nadja have established themselves as a
band to watch due to their hard work ethic, prolific output
and live performances. In this year alone Nadja have managed
to tour or open for the likes of ISIS, Khanate, Tim Hecker,
Troum, Fear Falls Burning, Helios Creed and Mare among
countless others.
San Francisco Record store Aquarius Records says of Nadja,
ôUtter and absolute loveliness drenched in a thick patina of
crushing heaviness. Impossible but perfect.
* this was previously released in 2003 but this completely
re-recorded & arranged + 1 extra untitled track
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01-Mutagen [14:22]
02-Stays Demons [09:57]
03-Incubation / Metamophosis [18:13]
04-Flowers of Flesh [13:13]
05-Untitled [04:16]
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60:01 min