a r t i s t : Klangmutationen
t i t l e : Weisse Messe
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Holy Mountain
g e n r e : Noise
r l s. d a t e : Nov/2007
t r a c k s : 03
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 52,4 MB
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Klangmutationen is composed of individuals who are quite
possibly the only figures within Malaysiai's recent history of
underground experimental/avant rock musicoif there even was
one. The word "Klangmutationen" means "Sound Mutations" or
"Sound Changes." Klangmutationen (excluding American Mr. G)
hail from a small town on the west coast of Malaysia called
Klang. Although no Teutonic connection has ever been found to
exist between the German word and the origins of the town's
name, it is nevertheless a happy coincidence for the group.
Sonically, Klangmutationen marries the heavier and primitive
side of Krautrock with the relentless ferocity of avant-jazz--
in particular, the style expressed by early FMP releases and
the Japanese variety as chiefly approached by the
Takayanagi/Abe school. Other influential elements are the
countless avant jazz/rock outfits who have surfaced throughout
the decades-- particularly jazz ensembles with loud electric
guitars: Last Exit, New Direction Unit, the Blue Humans (and
the Arthur Doyle Quartet feat. Rudolph Grey), Music Revelation
Ensemble, Tony Williams Lifetime, Moderne Nordeuropaische
Dorfmusik, Blauer Hirsch, The Giancarlo Nicolai Trio, Ray
Russel, Derek Baileyis Arcana, Sprawl, etc.
http://www.holymountain.com/klangmutationen.html
Touting the slogan 'Organic free metal from Malaysia' I have
to say I was intrigued even before I popped this record on the
deck - I mean how can you possibly dislike a record if it
lives up to that slogan, and I'm happy to say that it really,
truly does. While being more 'free' than 'metal', this
Malaysian improvisational five-piece make quite a racket and
armed with two saxophones, bass, guitar and drums they're not
your traditional rock band. In fact the band have more in
common with Kraut rockers Amon Duul or jazz-pranksters Mr.
Bungle than they do with any of the northern European black
metallers the jacket might suggest, but that aside 'Weisse
Messe' truly rocks. So you might not get the kind of riffage
you'd expect from a traditional metal band, but in place of
this is the kind of feedback that would get Thurston Moore's
knickers in a twist and the kind of saxophonic skronk that
would have half of the modern avant garde brigade instantly
searching for a purpose in life. So this is metal in essence
rather than sound, so don't expect an easy ride - the horns
squeak like nothing you care to have heard before and leave a
devastating hole in the cranium in their wake. You think
you've heard free jazz? Maybe you need to hear how it sounds
in Kuala Lumpur, then you can honestly leave with a smile (?)
on your face... insane, and all the better for it.
http://www.boomkat.com
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01-In the Beginning [17:04]
02-Tempel and Eclipse [08:18]
03-Coda-Gently Weeping [11:45]
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37:07 min