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This new project from Russia brings one track called “Kristen” and artwork of true ghastly and brutal nature: A dead and murdered child is portrayed on the cover art. Shocking and breathtaking.A long sample of two children that have to sing songs from their mom or teacher opens the track. Shuffling noise than replaces the sample. The noise has a weird depth of faint, high ranged drones, as if they are singing morbidly on the background. They are followed by crunched but also muffled harsh noise and very faint vocal grunts that leap out from time to time. Than an abrupt stop and dark, etheric soundscapes come in, joined again by a sample of singing children. The soundscapes turns into a more noise drone-like atmosphere, getting harsher after a while. Occasional sounds of feedback bursts, more samples and other unplaced noises are spread carefully along the rest of the track, which gives it a minimalistic but well dosed approach. At the last part we get to hear nice repetitive electronics, bathing in human filth and regret, ringing against the background of bleak atmospheric layers.
This is a release of utter hopelessness and doom. The dreadful sounds in combination with the child samples create a suffocating atmosphere and bring in the loss of innocence. Also worth mentioning: “Kristen” seems to be existing out of multiple tracks instead of one, as it are all different parts with sometimes sudden stops. It doesn't seem to be having a physical release, which is certainly a pity.
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