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A truly epic 2CD release that's making this extremely popular act even more so. Here EBM, rhythmic noise and psytrance fuse into some whole new category of awe-inspiring beat-oriented drama.
after the re-release of '7 years of famine' ant-zen presents the first part of this morn' omina's 'nyan' trilogy.
the concept of 'nyan I' in mika's own words:
le serpent blanc and le serpent rouge are the antithesis of one another - as simple as the serpent's split tongue or left and right, positive and negative, good and evil - whereas the former delves deeper into the cause and effect of saccidic movement, the latter is of an introspective nature.
le serpent rouge is the musical impression of a french poem / riddle concerning itself with a strange zodiac. a zodiac where the ophiochus (the serpent) has an intricate yet previously unexplained role. this 13-legged system has been subject to numerous attempted explanations, all of which have failed. we provide no explanation or any attempt towards one - but offer an impression of how the text revealed itself to us - sometimes at length, sometimes mere flashes of the imagination...sometimes focusing on the physical animal the text refers too, sometimes deviating from any tangible relation, as real truth will only reside within that 'early in the morning dream wake state' of the person beholding the zodiac.
le serpent blanc describes the rising of the uraeus. unrelenting and agressive in some moments - equally deceiving, seducing and gentle in others.
a new epoch has begun and all are welcome to join the journey - the old and the new travellers, and especially the ones that participated in this release.
this is ritual musik - this is nyan I
so - what can the listener expect?
'le serpent blanc' concentrates t.m.o.'s combination of hard techno, 4-to-the-floor rhythms, tribal percussion and breaks overwhelmed by voice samples. this music is powerful and aggressive, but not as nihilistic as many industrial soundwars. if you can't dance to it, you must be at least deaf, maybe blind, or at least a one-eyed man... and if you like it ... let's say a bit shorter, check out the [ccf]-versions on 'nagash'; a concentrate of the concentrate which makes you move on - and on - and on...
....until you reached a point where more 'relaxation' is needed - time to change to 'le serpent rouge'. this cd focusses the ritual-influenced side of mika's musical personality. this music is more quiet than 'le serpent blanc' but never calm or soft - open up your mind and let it flow... and then finally take a few minutes at your pc (or mac) and enjoy the brilliantly done live video of 'shiftwind' - and be sure that this trilogy will be continued!
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