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Clausthome - Radiophare

Clausthome - Radiophare
Copyright © 2001 Claustrum

1. Secret (live)
2. Radiophare III
3. Distant
4. Radiophare II
5. Another ELF-VLF
6. Radiophare I
7. Fantasy in radio minor
8. Magnetic
9. Telephobia

Finding its way to the dark woods of ambiguity past what most people immediately recognize as music, the sonic art of Claustrum achieves a dual axis of dissidence. One pole is the differential in texture and quanta of the sounds used, and here the band establishes an alien presence; the other spectrum is the degree of familiarity of the feelings these songs convey, and on that scale Claustrum moves inversely toward what we find most natural in experience. Seizure of audial landscape by a barricade of low harmony generating from its discordance a pulse wave of interference, alternating with a pinging shriek of lost electronic signal, introduces a passage in comfortable rhythm formed of the contortions of a sine wave. Over this voices like translucent layers of skin form a varying translucence of texture. Although digital instruments often create melodies, much of what makes this release striking is the poetry of silence and the breaking apart of sounds, creating a sense of experience although not necessarily what is conventionally meant as music. The electronic, in its pre-computer sense of the organic and chaotic, prone to distortion, takes a preeminent role. These works demonstrate a poetry of location and effect, carrying the listener through the process of change learned over the scope of an event, with music augmenting the theatrics of sound. Verse-chorus structure is eschewed in favor of small dramas of life as seen from a speeding vehicle, scenes which blow by in an instant or drone like a long journey, assembled around concepts of the artist which vary by each song. An example would be this: in the background a jumping electronic noise gives rhythm to three frequencies of bass drone that forms a pulsing undercurrent to the change in motif-patterns. Motif patterns are grouped by sound, abstract concept, rhythm and convey a layer of moods through converting abrasive noise into familiar sounds and synchronizing its change in dynamic shape to a desired reaction by the listener. These artists manipulate vibrators in the body of the listener; melody heard is heard distantly over the massage of sound touching the flesh. Beyond its grating aesthetic, this music fits into the modern world because it is natural to encounter both these machine noises and the stories they tell, bending nature to technology and showing the natural aspects of mechanics. A fascination with cosmic forms suggests a sympathetic mental process, as if the universe were made of thoughts that resemble sounds, and in the deep emptiness of space we see the hollowness and grandeur of void. This release remains enigmatic for its spacious concepts outside of expected reality, yet fundamental to it as any sensation. Released under the name "Clausthome," the second version of this recording has a live version of "Secret" and "Fantasy in radio minor" replacing the now-rare "Spectrosphere."

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