AIWASS PROPHET - CURE FOR CANCER (CDR by Silken Tofu)
SIGILLUM DEI - I'LL KEEP YOU IN AN OAKEN BOX, WITH VELVET FOR YOUR BED (CDR by Silken Tofu)
TRAUMASUTRA - TRAUMASUTRA (CDR by Silken Tofu)
Most of us will probably know silken tofu as a nice soft ingredient in Eastern food courses, though take notice: Silken Tofu is also a Belgian label focusing on experimental electronic music. Founded in 2006 the label approximates twenty releases. Present three albums are quite different releases though they both belong to the darkest sides of electronic music. First album is an eight track-release packaged in a slim DVD case with a black gun decorating the cover sleeve. The album titled "Cure for cancer" is running 21 minutes and created by a project known as Aiwass Prophet. Behind the project you find Didier Didelez and Saby Tyck that musically operates in spheres of noise and old school power electronics. Don't expect the over-the-top crushing kind of power electronics, more likely the noise parts are based on screeching noises as well as deep subtle buzz drones accompanied by a male voice. In expressions there are associations back to power electronics pioneers Whitehouse as well
as to Industrial-pioneers in Throbbing Gristle. Not being an extremely harsh album, "Cure for cancer" belongs to the world of sheer darkness. Next release is a 3" CDR with the very interesting title "<http://www.discogs.com/release/1407214>I'll Keep You In An Oaken Box, With Velvet For Your Bed". The project is called Sigillum Dei and originates from England. In contrary to the semi-harsh expressions of Aiwass Prophet, Sigillum Dei operates in opposite sound spheres of very calm and subtle expressions. The composer uses found samples and environmental recordings to create some intensely textured ambient drone-scapes. Despite its calm nature the listener doesn't drift into sleep - the music is far too creepy falling asleep to. The atmosphere is very intense and hypnotic thanks to the minimal and repetitive nature of the album. Last album comes from Belgian composer Peter de Koning operating under the name TraumaSutra. His self-titled release on Silke Tofu comes in a slim DVD case and
contains two pieces. First piece is the main work on the album composed by TraumaSutra himself, mean while the following track is a remix executed by Crank Sturgeon, based on the sounds of first track. The main piece composed by TraumaSutra is a length work running 36 minutes. It must be categorized as ambient, thanks to the complete lack of rhythm textures, though it is not the kind of ambient work that let you slip away. The expression is noisy and quite creepy with a number of strange field recordings and voice samples helping to create a hostile atmosphere. (NM)
Statistik: Verfasst von silken tofu — 10.10.2008 (8:55)
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