ANGST - a spectre compilation - fire is the devil - spectre S20 - © 2004 - belgium
SPECTRE (© 2003 - cat. S 13) - 2 x 7" vinyl - limited to 414 copies !!
Out of the hidden room of his batcave, dr.blood returns with a conceptual work about the blood countess Elizabeth Bathory. This is something different from his other work, only related to it by its darkness, but never has it been this present as on this demonic vinyl duo : this is spectre 13. The new number of the beast.
Elizabeth Bathory is known like Blood Countess or Cachtice Lady. Why Blood Countess? Elizabeth tortured to death over 600 girls during her lifetime. She had two reasons. The first one: she believed that blood would rejuvenate her skin and make her appear younger. Another reason: Her cruel nature...
info about release !!
" THE HIDDEN ROOM " 10" vinyl - limited to 207 copies !! - deleted - label: bats & cats (© 2000 - cat. BC03)
style: dark, doom, deadscapes influenced by apocalyptic visions. occult: designating anything mysterious , secret, forbidden or profane.
(source:devils & demons). 10" vinyl fetish comes in a printed folded cover with <card inlay>. 207 limited numbered copies. trax: " the hidden room " and " murmur ".
review by seven
this is a new project of dr. blood of ah cama-sotz, dealing with dark ritual side of the ambient genre. both tracks, "hidden room" and "murmur" are a lot noisier and more overloaded (not to say cluttered) than usual ah cama-sotz material. as a result, they are not as immediately captivating and rich as, for instance, "u-boot."
" hidden room " opens up with overloaded mass of confused noises with small strings and disappearing chants mixed with vocal samples; all this is buried deep underneath the noisy mass and only towards the end of the track it slowly emerges from heavy mass of static supported by sparse beat. this is where the track finally comes together - distant female chant is glowing through the layered static while sparse steady percussion.
" murmur " features a heavy breathing mechanized organism that serves as a background to more ritualistic samples and chants. the track slowly arrives to the point where more elements appear in the mix, just to quickly fade away; slowed down and sinister vocal processing adds an interesting touch to the whole track.
overall, I cannot say that it is a distinct new direction or that it is a superior herman's work, but a few moments at the end of "hidden room" as well as some atmospheric movements contrasting dark churning mass on "murmur" is what makes this ultra-rare record (limited to 207 copies) worth getting.
submitted by anton
on 13-Nov-2000
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