Bardoseneticcube + Noises of Russia : New Orthodox Line
December 3rd, 2007, 19:11 | category: Releases | tags: Bardoseneticcube, Noises of Russia, Shop
SPECD07043 | Some Place Else 2007
Tracklist:
01. New Orthodox Line
Playing time 47 minutes.
CD comes in a square DVD box with artwork designed by Niko Skorpio. Limited edition of 500 copies. Price: 9.00 EUR. Free shipping worldwide.
New Orthodox Line brings together two of the most notable Russian post-industrial / experimental groups:
Bardoseneticcube and Noises of Russia. This unique collaboration brings the best of both artists to surface, and results in an extremely powerful and intense emotional experience. The opus travels from sacral soundscapes of orthodox choirs and church bells to a more punishing end of the sonic spectrum provided by pounding rhythms and howling feedback. Here, the opposites unite with passion and compliment each other for the sake of the greater good, the synergetic New Orthodox Line.
Noises of Russia is a highly active Russian experimental music act, with practically countless live performances and a number of albums and videos under their belt. This four member group uses styles and imagery from dark ambient to drone, all the while never forgetting traditional noise music. Their unique mixture of infl uences, along with their extremely powerful use of vocals, create an unforgettable experience in modern music.
Bardoseneticcube, having released dozens of albums on various labels worldwide, has gained recognition in the international experimental / electronic scene. Bardoseneticcube self-describes their music as “surrealism”, using A. Breton’s description: “pure psychic automatism willing to express the real functioning of the refl ection either orally or written, or in any other form. Dictation of mind without any control from the intellect, outside of any aesthetic of moral considerations”.
Reviews
“These two projects drags you through all fields of industrial music from calming ambient to harsh noise, from sacral soudscapes of orthodox choirs and church bells towards the punishing end of the sonic spectrum. It is all there nicely build up in a powerful and intense piece of music. Considering the choirs you might think about Raison d’ Etre and Current 93 and has a dark oppressive feeling which is intensified by throbbing drones and howling feedback. It squeaks and clatters while drones are draining the bones while deep layers of low frequencies piercing the atmosphere.” (Gothtronic)
“Many different elements are combined; sacral dark ambient, drones, pulsing rhythms, static, orthodox choirs, guitar feedback and all other sorts of noise. All this makes it into an album that goes down very, very well. Over the three quarters of an hour the sound is constantly evolving and reverting back to previous elements. An excellent album and a must for lovers of more or less clamorous experimental racket.” (IkEcht)
“…a long, haunting journey through hidden crevices of the psyche, and an innovative juxtaposition of genres, textures, and sounds. This is music for the subconscious, a sonic ideal in which the sounds and emotions of the hidden parts of the brain are brought forward and into the light for closer inspection. … it’s all about mystery and ritual, and the attempt to elucidate upon the inexplicable. Having never heard either band before, I have no idea who’s responsible for what parts of the sound, but it hardly matters; the totality of their collaboration is so complete that it becomes its own thing. Pick this up and expand your horizons.” (The One True Dead Angel)
“As for every respectful suite also New orthodox Line has different moments which time to time lead to an explosive ending. Like sea waves the sound waves gathers finding their end into a disrupting blast. This cyclic ritual make the music turns into something now noisy and then experimental with choirs and treated sounds.” (Chain DLK)
“This album titled New Orthodox Line is a strange beast even in the noise scene with the inclusion of sacral soundscapes consisting of church bells and orthodox choirs swirling in the storm of abrasive noise drones. Consisting of one lengthy track of 47 minutes the expression is impressive with a nice emotional approach to sonic aggression. Intense.” (Vital Weekly)
