ANTIchildLEAGUE / SCHRÄGE MUSIK split 7"
300 copies hand numbered signed by both artists. Nice 45rpm 7". AcL does one heavy synth driven song Me Me Me. It is basically nicely modulated calm synth pulse with "she thinks she's special" repeated on top with cold spoken, nearly sung voice.
SM is Patrick known from old Death In June, 6th Komm etc. This is very well done piece of slightly goth feel martial industrial. There is sampled percussive base on track. Marching snare and other drums, occasional clangs of metal, droning electronics and gently whispered narration on top of everything. It's very well done, with everything in perfect balance. Maybe more of human touch for the music would make it better, but I'm quite interested to hear what else is done..
SHIFTS "the absent guitarist" 7"
Korm Plastics
1998 release. Shifts not to be confused with any of the bands called Shift. This is Frans De Waard, with his 1st in series of treating some other people's guitar playing to create Shifts singles. Roel Meelkop is guy behind original guitars, but this is transformed into light and fragile high pitched drone. Perhaps "aged" use of phaser/flanger type of treatments, but perhaps artists like Aube did this type of stuff better, but there is some charm in material that doesn't attempt to be "heavy", "loud" or "deep" like a lot of contemporary guitar drone appears to be?
