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: Megaptera - Beautiful Chaos :
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: Genre......: Ambient · Rel. Date..: 16.03.2003 :
| Type.......: Limited Edition │ Year.......: 1998 |
│ Tracks.....: 04 │ Label......: Fever Pitch M. │
│ Source.....: CDDA · Catalog No.: FP18 │
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: Quality....: 192 kbps / 44,1kHz / Full Stereo :
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│ Track Title Time │
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│ 01 final day (first cut) 07:18 │
│ 02 sleep 09:20 │
│ 03 mass murder part ii 07:14 │
│ 04 the passage 04:38 │
| Total: 39,2 MB / 28:30 |
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· [ R.E.L.E.A.S.E..i.N.F.O ] ·
│ │
│ The four extended tracks on this CD were in fact recorded back in │
│ 1996, but only released this summer (1998) by the small │
│ American label Fever Pitch Music. Beautiful Chaos again features │
│ the expansive, dirge-like doom-scapes that have become │
│ synonymous with the name Megaptera. │
│ On this particular CD, however, the individual compositions │
│ are generally more developmental or structured, and, aside from │
│ "The Passage," the reliance on film samples is sparse compared │
│ to other of this project's releases. │
│ The opening piece "Final Day" Shifts between sequences of │
│ foreboding ambiance mingled with church choir samples, │
│ and explosive lapses of even more apocalyptic atmospheres, │
│ propelled by a wealth of thundering beats and gyrating │
│ inferno machinery. The strong textures of the sounds, │
│ and the dense layering makes this one of Megaptera's most │
│ accomplished tracks, and it is probably the most │
│ compelling piece on this CD. "Sleep" is a comparatively subtle │
│ creation. Aside from momentary impulses of machinery and │
│ tinkling clockwork, this track is more or less composed of │
│ dark, oppressive sheets of sound slowly overlapping and │
│ merging in murky and foreboding patterns, with a stream │
│ of sequenced beats and harmonies snaking its way │
│ through the music. │
│ With "Mass Murder Part II," the horror returns full force. │
│ Pounding beats of an intensity that threatens to tear the │
│ very sonic fabric of the music apart, run like a throbbing, │
│ ruptured artery throughout the entire piece. The sound │
│ of television samples are audible in the far distance, but │
│ largely drowned out by the relentlessly shattering beats, │
│ and the carpet of distortion that flows beneath them. │
│ Only the occasional appearance of an organ theme │
│ breaks the monotony of this grating butcher shop anthem. │
│ The CD closes with "The Passage" -- a frantic collage of │
│ film samples and billowing electronic signals. Metallic │
│ piston rhythms throw sparks amidst the busy tapestry │
│ of samples, and a powerful bass theme descends upon │
│ the piece like dark cloud. This is truly music sucked from │
│ the cancerous bone marrow of 20th century media culture. │
│ │
│ Beautiful Chaos is a worthy companion piece to The Curse │
│ Of The Scarecrow, and a great introduction to Megaptera, │
│ for those unfamiliar with this darkest of industrial projects. │
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