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Sogra, a
HNW Russian project, brings us one track of 30 minutes, on his release called “Landscape
With Dirty Ice”. The HNW on “Landscape With Dirty Ice” is smoldering, crunched and
brooding. The sound source seems to be a field recording, since there is an atmospheric
feel to it. On the background you can hear
a faint wind, like coming (hearing it) from inside a house. It’s like you’re
taking shelter from a snow storm inside a cabin, in a desolate landscape.
Decaying ice, breaking under your feet comes also to mind.
This is
very organic and meditative HNW. Not brutal, but lingering and waiting to
erupt. It represents the forces of nature in a less violent but very convincing way. The
artwork is also very nice, so this deserves a physical release, on cassette perhaps?
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