Quote from: Stridulum on December 02, 2011, 11:43:30 PM
Quote from: RG on November 30, 2011, 06:19:09 AM
Geography Of Hell - Sarajevo 1992 tape
I'm very curious about this one. Could you describe it a bit in terms of sound/theme/packaging?
Thanks.
Side A begins by building a very tense atmosphere...like all hell is about to break loose. Very uneasy feeling...and it just keeps building. Mostly high and mid-range frequencies, static drones up front with some faint junk noise and other activity buried underneath. It just builds and builds with no end in sight, the expected climax never arrives. Some rumbling low end is introduced and side ends "quietly"...but the sense of unease is still present. Very fitting for the concept, as I'm sure living in Sarajevo during a four year siege was very tense indeed. Oppressive and relentless.
Side B begins with a similar approach as Side A, except things are a little more active and as the track progresses it becomes increasingly more dynamic. More low end on this side. There's a sense of hopelessness in the beginning that gets drowned out as the sounds get harsher and the waves of terror intensify and wash over you. Again...there's the sense of building and building with no real release of the tension, and it all just kinds of fades away at the end.
Presentation, like all the other Lust Vessel releases, is exceptional. Included is a nice b&w booklet with collage + text detailing the nightmarish existence of living in Sarajevo during the siege.
I've always had issues with "concept" in the noise/p.e. scene, or at least half-assed concepts. Cookie-cutter and copycat concepts slapped onto the sounds as an afterthought, because that's what you gotta do to market your material and be considered a part of the genre. It's really nice to listen to a release like this, where the concept is somewhat original and the sound/composition is true to the idea. This is the first material I've heard from this project and I definitely want to hear more.
