/Experimental pop, Primitive
music, Industrial, Experimental electronica,
Avant-pop, Art pop, Dada music, Freeformfreakout, Non-music, Improvised
music, Weird pop/
Comment: this the second
entry of mine into the discography of Year Zero Records, an experimental label
frequently promoted by such great blogspot as Die or D.I.Y?. Philip Johnson`s
30-minute long album consists of spastic electronic drifts, overdriven guitar noises
and angular drumming reminding an early Cabaret Voltaire, for instance. However,
all of it said above conveys almost nothing about the release because if you do
not listen to it you cannot perceive this frantic dada-drenched attitude resulting
in fairly weird sonic effects, bent words, spinning noises, elongated keys and
uncanny classical music developments. Furthermore, it is simultaneously
primitive (sometimes also mimicking minimalist music stances) and sophisticated
(for instance, conveying feeling of social relevance to the listener at Just Like It Should). Johnson`s
experiments with simplistic yet somewhat eerie electronic beeps remind me of
such eccentric electronic music pioneers as Bruce Haack, and Raymond Scott. Very
solid issue by any avant-garde measures.
