Black To Comm's spannered psychedelic inversions of Senyawa's percussive
experimental trax might be our fave to emerge from the remix project so far.
Overdriven, foamy noise built out of dissociated wind tunnel vox, granulated
drums and tectonic plate shifting power ambient drones. Fucking massive.
The latest artist to take on Indonesian duo
Senyawa's "Alkisah" album is Hamburg-based Marc Richter, aka Black To
Comm. There have been a few different takes on the source material so far, but
by working in long-form Richter manages to establish a fully-formed world,
taking apart the original album completely and reconstructing it in his
inimitable style.
Distortion is the key element here, and Richter
pushes Senyawa's components full into the red, blurring drums and Indonesian
instrumentation until it buckles and breaks into fragments of feedback and
white noise. His treatments are harmonic somehow; while the original tracks
were more stark, Richter's arhythmic, psychedelic approach is completely in
line with the duo's process, and nothing about this version feels surplus to
requirement.
Rather, it adds a completely new dimension to the
original album - Richter feels like the third member of the band as he
levitates disparate ingredients with the glee and serendipitous charm of an
evil sorcerer. If you've already tracked down the wash of Senyawa remixes and
are experiencing ear fatigue - rinse 'em out with soap and water.
LISTEN
No. 04 The Body and BIG|BRAVE - Leaving None But Small
Birds
No. 05 Slikback - Melt
No. 06 Backxwash - Ι Lie Here
Buried With My Rings and My Dresses
No. 07 Dalhous - The Composite Moods Collection Vol.2:
Point Blank Range
No. 08 Ryan
Adams - Big Colors
No. 09
BIG|BRAVE - Vital
No. 10 Rey Sapienz and the Congo Techno Ensemble - Na
Zala Zala
No. 11 Moin - Moot!
No. 12 Operant - Traumkörper
No. 13 Moor Mother – Black Encyclopedia of the Air
Νο.
14 Converge & Chelsea Wolfe - Bloodmoon: I
No. 15 Don Zilla - Ekizikiza Mubwengula
Νο.
16 Restive Plaggona - Restive Plaggona
Νο.
17 Irreversible Entanglements – Open the Gates
Νο.
18 Scorn – The Only Place
Νο.
19 Alexis Marshall - House of Lull House of When
No.
20 Crystal Geometry - Distressing Visions
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