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Artist: GLAUKOM
SYNOD / STIGMA DIABOLICUM
Album: Split CD
Year: 2007
Glaukom Synod from France was already spreading its name
through the album reviews section quite well, and now we
have another split CD where GKS is involved! This time,
the other ‘band’ is called Stigma Diabolicum, also from
France. Since there was no website of Stigma Diabolicum
mentioned in the booklet, I tried some online searching.
This didn’t result in anything that had to do with this
project, so I decided to call it a day and to just start
the review. For the people who think that this is just
another regular split, you are wrong. Glaukom Synod
remixes one track (of 25 minutes!) from Stigma
Diabolicum, and Stigma Diabolicum remixes five tracks of
Glaukom Synod. As a bonus, there’s an unreleased Glaukom
Synod track added to the split as well.
First, lets have a closer look to the Glaukom Synod part
of this split. The remix of the Stigma Diabolicum track
‘Exhumation’ is the first one. This is a rough mix of
all kinds of elements. First: industrial ambient, and a
very dark version of it. I suppose this is the music
Stigma Diabolicum usually makes, since it is the spine
of the whole track. Next, we can hear some noisy
elements that are added here and there. To be honest, I
am not that much of an ambient fan, and the track got
bored after about six minutes, but I caught all my
courage together to listen the whole song, and I must
say that the final 10 minutes were way more interesting
than I could expect! The ‘bonus’ track done by Glaukom
Synod sounds exactly like what I am used to of this
project: insane beats, complex substitutions and wicked
sampling! Excellent! Glaukom Synod side: 70 / 100.
Next up are the Glaukom Synod tracks remixed by Stimga
Diabolicum, so lets call this part the Stigma Diabolicum
part. There are some great remixes to be found here.
Some songs still bashes on their original beats mostly,
but others are completely different. ‘Subterranean
Nuttgrabber’ for example sounds completely different
from the usual GKS style, but in the end the insanity
breaks loose. On ‘Naustril’, we hear some extremely sick
sampling that might damage your ears forever. This side
of the split was quite enjoyable to listen to, but it
wasn´t better or worse than the other side of this split
if you ask me. Stigma Diabolicum side: 70 / 100.
In the end, all I have to say is that the final vote
will not surprise you, and that this split is limited to
100 copies!
Vote: 70 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. Exhumation
02. Génome Cancroïde
(Bonus)
03. Mental Dissection Of
A Prostitute
04. Subterranean
Nuttgrabber
05. Pestiferous
Monodrama In Hammering
Transcendance
06. Naustril
07. Autoerotic
Mutilation
Track 1-2: Glaukom Synod
Track 3-7: Stigma
Diabolicum |
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