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1/12/2019

Roto Visage – Der Golem (2005)




  • Post-industrial 
  • Avant-garde 
  • Spoken word 
  • Experimentalism 
  • Dark ambient 
  • Illbient 
  • Drone 
  • Noise

Comment: Golem was an artificial mystical monster having been created by a Prague-based rabbi to protect Jews from their bullies. It was closely related to magic and something which could be called a certain sort of programming. The US-based artist Jason Popejoy aka Roto Visage conveys a mystical and frightening ambience which very well provides the topic. The listener can hear the growling and moaning of the monster, the rattling of the chains, ominous sounds running throughout corridors and basements, chainsaw reminding intense sounds. Frequently these fragments are mixed up into each other thereby constituting a cohesive view. Indeed, it is a highly exquisite stuff with ever-changing soundscapes and penumbras. With purpose to magnify the contrasts within it one can hear even serene ambient developments and swaying spoken word snippets. The enchanting 12-notch issue is a part of the discography of Kikapu.