The debut album of repetition/distract reveals sheer beauty. Full of strange noises, drones, post-rock-influences, feedback and ambient soundscapes, it sometimes makes "darkside" look like a sissy. Get out those headphones and turn the lights off.
The songs on "Recordings 07/2004 - 05/2005" are of a laid-back deepness that is hardly to be found in electronic music at all. When listening to the organic shifts, it's sometimes hard to believe that the whole piece was programmed without using any live instruments nor a midi-keyboard.
From the disturbing drum weirdness of "Kurhotel, Sewastopol" via the wonderful feedback melodies of "black black black BLACK" to the shoe-gazing madness of "Wir warten darauf, dass das Leben beginnt." and closing with the journey that is "She lays here head in there" - this album is a true modern masterpiece.
Melancholic, disturbing, uplifting, cerebral, sacral - the perfect soundtrack for your dreams and nightmares.
