O.S.T. - Waetka

waetkaWhen you walk around a city, sounds often blend, meld and mould themselves into one nondescript noise which threatens to block or numb the senses. Christopher Douglas has taken said sounds, gently prised them apart and given them each a new definition without removing their original soul. After five years hidden in darkest shadows, he gives us a work of outstanding quality. His previous records have been described as " a work of art and a piece of history" and "electronic music therapy". We can say the same of 'Waetka' on which Douglas worked with Joachim Nordwall, who he met at All Tomorrow's Parties in 2003. It is named advanced post-techno - where the beats are replaced by the darkest of atmospheres. The sound is well balanced and expertly produced throughout. From the beginning, we are taken down to the pace of a long slow breath. The white noise of death rises to an awkward panic which rises and falls with distant sounds which seemingly travel across planes and deserts to rest where ever we may be. Industrial undertones echo, fall and hover on the edge of time. The sounds become an extention of life and death and everything around and inbetween. Listen, just listen.
:: O.S.T. /Waetka - iDeal/A-Musik.