Release : Scamall - A World Behind The Silence
Artist : Scamall
Album : A World Behind The Silence
Genre : Ambient
Source : Retail CD
Label : Generator
Cat. Number : GENCD008
URL : http://www.myspace.com/scamall
Street Date : 2009-05-00
Rip Date : 2009-05-07
Encoder : LAME3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 182kbps 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 7
Time : 49:23 min
Size : 68.22 MB
01 Offline 3:29
02 Warts And All 9:09
03 Screaming Trees 4:48
04 Wrapped 6:23
05 Vanishing Haze 6:13
06 Bright 11:03
07 Before The Silence Falls 8:18
Scamall is a project of Jakub Kmiec, who found the main inspiration for
this album in desolated places in Sweden and Ireland. "A World behind the
Silence" is a 49-minute work of adventurous music that "consists of
soundscapes incorporating abandoned and originally useless noises".
Neurotic break beats, harsh bleeps, clicks and noises take off on the first
track, fortunately soon ending up in ghostly atmospheres and textures with
creepy effects. The soundscapes meander forth in the far more pleasant
"Warts and All", although rough edges and effects keep being scattered
through the sound spectrum. "Screaming Trees" is another abstract, dark and
drifting ambient excursion with light rhythmic elements, creating an
otherworldly sonic environment. "Wrapped" is next with crunchy murmurs and
more harsh and creepy effects over flowing soundscapes, which is harder to
endure. "Vanishing Haze" continues in the tradition of Eno`s "Ambient #4"
with sustained piano phrases hovering over mysterious textural plains.
Morphing ambient layers, radio snippets and deformed nature sounds make up
the interesting and overall cinematic "Bright". The ghostly flavours of
"Before the Silence falls" end the cd in the drony, organic and
experimental style quite similar to the music of Tetsu Inoue. The previous
description makes it clear this not an easy-going work of atmospheric
music, but one demanding an attentive pair of adventurous ears. All in all,
this well-produced cd of murky, grainy, strongly organic flavoured
ambient-music makes up a challenge for any experienced ambient music fan.