Offerings - Black Master CS
A new collective duo in the scene of avant-garde meets power electronics, Graham Moore & Michael Ryon from Atlanta GA platform a new wave of electronics showcased in this nasty little piece of plastic, this 6 track double sided cassette is heavy, crude, and pure.
There is a nice range of electronics here of underlying abrasive pedal strikes and feedback tweaking, and an eerie smothering outcome of simple trippy beats and synth tones, Michael Ryons’ processed vocals completes this with different ranges and at times different accent and language I believe, but there is a noticeable difference in the first 3 tracks compared to the last 3. There is a nice balance of difference for my taste, but not so different to bore me to tears. The ending 3 tracks are harder, uneasy to listen to and uninviting at times, but a mind numbing industrial bludgeoning to say the least.
This sounds like nothing I have heard from the United States, and that is great! Finally a differentiation that will hopefully break America, and the south into a new realm and not be regarded against the Europeans deeply rooted sounds anymore. It is good to hear something new and interesting from the south, I am sick to rip my guts out of only hearing Macronympha getting praise in the genre.
All the tracks here are untitled but I can say that the first song captured my attention from first listen. I fancy the editing of the vocals, the sounds of the never ending, and the balance. The hierarchy of this track is amazing. Track 2 is also very note worthy and playlist keeper for years to come. I feel an Argento creepiness here that is unsettling and the roots of industrial with the buzzing. These are professionals to say the least.
Satans Din did a great job with this release, pro all the way from printing to dubbing.
