Mikkel Meyer - "Tunge"
Non appears from the Chicago based Shadowhuntaz, and as was stated over at Its a Trap!, Non's voice fits well with the music created by Meyer. This forms what feels like a heavy vocal layer dragged over ebbs of electronic waves and a steady percussive beat. The pace of the electronics varies, falls out at times before returning (along with vocals) providing specific points separating the main parts of the song. The end of the song really breaks down as the ebbs slow, scatter, and finally stop.
The majority of the album is instrumental and the first track on the album, "Tatar" is a good example of what can be found within, with the caveat that the beat and rhythm on this song is probably at its most pronounced and being the first track, immediately draws the listener in.
Mikkel Meyer - "Tatar"
Rolling percussion leads into pause, entering the electronic sounds, then both combine and carry the song forward providing the core that is returned to multiple times throughout the 4:18 minute song. Breaks and changes are present to keep things varied just enough to not be monotonous, and like all of the songs on this album, song length is just right (no song reaches the five minute mark, keeping it short and sweet!). The rest of the album contains two other songs where a guest vocalist is present, which makes three total out of the nine tracks. The instumental tracks that close out the album provide both moodiness ("Ostetaerte"), sound layering ("Flodebudding"), and the final track, "Jordbaerkage" being simply a solid composition, right up there with the first track "Tatar" in quality and closes the album nicely.
Admittedly, of all of the genres I'll likely cover here on the blog, I'm rather green when it comes to electronic/experimental/noise (with some mild exposure to noise here and there a few years ago), but I'm really hooked on this album right now and recommend checking it out in full over at the record label site as noted above.
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