rauschgoldFollowing on from Peter Grummich's recent 'Dinner Music For Clubbers' mix, Alec Empire has flicked his post Atari-Teenage-Riot fingers through the back catalogue of Staubgold for the second in their series of mix tapes. The label has always been biased toward the darker shades of the experimental spectrum, but this mix really showcases the diversity of the label's output over recent years. Tracks range from the wonky minimal techno of Noze's remix of Kammerflimmer Kollektief (which probably wouldn't be out of place on a label like Perlon...) through the saturated jittering noise of Organ Eye, to a track from Autistic Daughters' recent album and the lazy synth laden warbling of Mapstation. The mix itself strays a long way from Empire's trademark post apocalyptic electro but he makes his own mark in the form of 7 tracks that are dubs or remixes he did himself. These tracks are the real highlights of the album, in particular the closing track, a brooding texture which pulses and shimmers in the gloomy aftermath of all that went before. Staubgold releases are never instantly accessible and always challenge your ear, this album is no different. The mix is lengthy but thanks to the variety and strength of the selection it never tires. It's a genuinely dark record and one of the most eclectic and stimulating mixes I've heard for a long time. -- simon harris.
:: Rauschgold/Alec Empire plays Staubgold - Staubgold/Indigo.
