Metaorganism : I:Baphomet
June 21st, 2008, 23:23 | category: Releases | tags: Metaorganism, Niko Skorpio, Shop
SPE08048 | Some Place Else 2008
Tracklist:
01. I:I
02. I:II
03. I:III
04. I:IV
05. I:V
06. I:VI
Playing time 64 minutes.
CDr, price 9.00 EUR. Free shipping worldwide. The album is also available for download:
— free download (320k MP3)
— commercial download (lossless WAV)
Metaorganism was conceived — or discovered — in Kuuskulma studio while conducting various experiments with sinewaves, oscillators and feedback.
Metaorganism is based on — or communicates through — a network of digital and analog devices transmitting information to each other, back and forth. In the system, a minor change in a supposedly insignificant parameter may unexpectedly change the overall course of the sound. Everything affects everything — as above, so below…
At some point of its development, the system will reach a state of balance where it seems to become self-reliant — independent, evolving — and in a sense a communicating entity which becomes conscious of itself. The Manifestation occurs, through sound.
A series of recording sessions were held, with the attempt to experiment with the system to serve certain ‘hermetic’ purposes, to influence the nature of Manifestation, ie. what exactly is invoked in/through the sound.
I:Baphomet is the first in what is being planned as a series of Metaorganism audio documents.
Reviews
“From the first sounds, the drones and the hums, this Metaorganism is taking hold of you. Being dense and multi layered with deep sound processes, either manually played by Skorpio or created by the self contained sound organism, the haunting feeling of this dark room where these machines, these life preserving machines that keep this Baphomet alive are sitting, is vivid and strong. As the time flows and the tracks move on, the sounds thicken and become more solid around the central idea, the passing back and forth of the sonic information and the way waves hit other waves and change. Track number 3 feels awake and running around my room and back into my speakers. Over the next tracks, the occasional high pitched feedback blast over the low drones, the low breathing, grow into a more complex structure. Track number five begins with sinister mechanical whispers that grow in size and shape. The pulsing, vibrating low beat that kept the album going so far is more evident over here. Sudden bursts of sound make this creature talk clearer and clearer. All in a subtle, calm, yet fearful voice. Track number five is a story being told by this creature. No doubt about it. Track number six is the long farewell. I can see these machines releasing weaker and weaker signals, and the entire structure of the sounds collapsing slowly until silence comes. The experiment is over. … A great album!” (Heathen Harvest)
“Its better to experience Metaorganism in total darkness just in a comfortable position, preferable with a strong purple light in front of your eyes, and you can experience some shapes emerging from the lights, so such experiment works fine to me. Just be able to enter this digital world, mesmerizing through dark dis-harmonic defragmentation of sounds which are always under improvisations, with any predetermined plane. An element Metaorganism, A core Baphomet, and two words REAL and UNREAL, to chanalize the transmission generated by this project. Where the manifestation occurs through sounds and your mind to materialize Metaorganism… the transmission has just begun.” (Pan.O.Ra.Ma Journal)
“Each track has at it’s centre an heavy ‘n’ sinister bassy analogue synth throb or drone which is revolved continually with menacing intent & often seems to hit you at gut rumbling level. To this main synth loop are added smaller electronic & atmospheric details like; deep and dark groans/ rumbles, dark brass like pitches, edgy feedback trails and general heady and pitch black atmospherics. … A damned, blackly atmospheric and at times eerier collection of deep ‘n’ sinister analogue heavy ambient sound dwells and rituals. With the tracks been both knee deep in grim atmospherics and highly memorable too.” (Musique Machine)
