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Subprojects & Experimental Collection Die Form /AKT |
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An entity bore of inward self-expression… emotionalism, extremism, transparent yet opaque; Die Form has been a long running influence in electronic/ambient music for over two decades. As recent as last year they released the dramatic "Extremum" furthering their unbridled passion for creating beauty in melancholy, somber tales put to exquisite symphonic arrangements and chaotically gothic overtones. "Subprojects…" just as the title indicates is a two-disc collection featuring nineteen total tracks stemming from the various side projects of the synthetic half of Die Form, Philippe Fichot. Featuring rare tracks, previously unreleased material and sultry club hits kept away from the light, for the first time uncovered to reveal an expansive catalog of obscure and acrimonious pleasures. Ranging widely but held together from the all seeing electronic stimulus that's held them together for so long, listeners will bask in the operatic beauty of something like "La Femme Sans Tete" while all at once feel the chill that naturally assumes such a macabre title, while the music will mummify your senses. "Autolyse 8990" follows an industrial mix suitably aimed for the club circuit, a retro-actively paced quick breaking song completely adverse to the earlier moments where passionate melodies fueled by darkness flooded the dim light that faintly glimmered in the distance. "Sombre Printemps" as the title indicates, offsets the radiant setting of the season and the dawn of new life… and offers nary a trace of a flower in bloom, a bird's song signaling the start of a new day… damp, brooding, rather discordant and haunting, there's something unsettling here-the season of the which makes an early appearance. Down the line there's a wealth of previously hidden material to yet be discovered and none so fragile as to allow more than a few moments listening comfort. Daring, darting and often undaunted, Die Form was built on such impressionable principles and now it may be assertively revealed… some things are better left unknown. Released by Metropolis Records Review by Vinnie Apicella
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