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• Michael Idehall - Unending Crisis - KNTRLMKN04

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  continues to experiment with a brand new cassette. Once again, it feels like the journey is more important than the destination. Like a gourmand on a food tour, he tries everything and then some, but still manages to create a whole that impresses. But it takes time to absorb "Unending Crisis".
  
  Idehall moves across the industry spectrum, and here more than ever to my ears. It's minimalist ambient, sludgy oldschool industrial and static noise and rumble in a nice and slightly confusing combination. The vocals oscillate between restrained chanting à la Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio to insane outbursts in the spirit of Haus Arafna, and one can only speculate as to how Mr. Idehall is really feeling.
  
  
  
  As I said, it's not an easy task to take on. It swings fast and all the whims and changes of style make it hard to keep up at first. But it's an insanely entertaining ride you're in for here.
  
  Personally, I'm most amused by the tracks that pull towards SPK/Thorofon as I really like the way Michael makes it sound like it's done on acoustic instruments. The sound is broken, dirty and richly alive. Impressive craftsmanship.
  
  
  
  The "quieter" tracks tend to float past my concentration, but after numerous sessions with this cassette, even those pieces of the puzzle fall into place. But I see them more as welcome contrasts to the more intense songs than anything else. I notice myself returning to some of the tracks a bit more often. The almost danceable Witchdoctor and the aggressively ethereal Tarpit Paradise are among my favorites here, along with the title track's slowly ritualistic noise experimentation.
  
  
  
  It's not easily digestible. It's not tuneful. But it's damn interesting and done with great artistic integrity and curiosity that should be discovered by more people.
  
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