Noise, destructive behaviour, hatred, sadness, gridlocked and incapable of self reflection, sleeping just to suddenly wake up to see what's left of us.... and in the end there is only HOPE? [basementgrrr] returns one year after the “soul striptease” of “Hurt”, and is set to prove again he’s not a man to play it safe: Considerably harsher than its predecessor, “Destroy Everything” largely discards harmonic electronica and opts for a bleak dark ambience interrupted by upfront guitar riffs and electro sequences atop shuffled drum beats. The sound may change, the invariable in the output of [basementgrrr] is the authentic, heartfelt nature of his music: A storyline of struggle, self-doubt: Should one react to the hostile nature of society with retreat, “Turn up the volume so I can not hear the world scream?”
“The Noise of Destruction in a Distance + Pitbull” is the entire album in a nutshell: A desolate monochrome soundscape breaks into a driving drum pattern and a build-up of aggressive sequences. Some moments of relief are found nevertheless, as in the downbeat elegance “Lazy Shiny God” or the almost dreamy post-rock meanderings of “Aeons” and “Leaving is not the answer” – which leads to the conclusion of hope, a majestic, grave outro, carefully forward-thinking, but not promising it would be easy for sure.
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- [basementgrrr]
- 10/2018
- 51:23
- CD / Digital
- raum-cd-40
- raum-cd-40
- Raumklang Music
- A. Dietz
- Dirk Geiger
- Dirk Geiger
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CD / Digital
Tracklist
01. Turn Up The Volume So I Can’t Hear The World Scream
02. Self-Destruct
03. Aeons
04. Failed (feat. Aevin)
05. The Noise Of Destruction In A Distance/Pitbull
06. Lazy Shiny God
07. Leaving Is Not The Answer
08. Hope ?