/Avant-garde, Noise, Experimentalism, Live
recording, Spoken word, Psycho-acoustic, Electronic, Industrial, Leftfield/
Comment: I
don`t know does deserve the project of Matt and Alex its name or not but music outstretched
at a course of 77 minutes is fairly startling because pushing forward an
avant-garde concept. However, the issue embraces some live recordings which are
obviously less important and more confusing and quite tedious parts on it (for
instance, The Birthday Party coming
out of a length of 33 minutes). Otherwise, there are up plenty of incisive and
thought-provoking electronic progressions being obviously influenced by the
tradition of old school industrial music (Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire,
Big City Orchestra, Clock DVA). It includes off-kilter spoken recitations,
ominously throbbing dance rhythms or more insolent and louder clanging,
reverb-heavy steely rains, wobbling electronic wisps, squelchy synth
progressions being interwoven with some spoken samples from having-no-idea-wherefrom.
Those different rhythmic formations used to reflect upon different mental and
spiritual states. At times the artist`s appearance can be highly immersive (for
instance, Psychic Wave - Crest 2) or
weirdly light-hearted while rejecting law of gravitation (For instance, The Zac Cunningham Throwing Up in His
Bedsheets Memorial Benediction), a times presenting the lunatic´s lullaby songs (No Waking). The project reaches its goal by providing
oppressive milieu to be coated over the listener`s mind. In a word, you must
hear it. It rewards close listening for sure.
