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Finally! For all those who were waiting for,
here are the essential reissues of the magic and long out-of-print
"Elemental Severance" (originally released
on Cold Meat Industry back in 1995) and "Atom
Xtension" (out in a micro-pressing of only 100
copies five years ago) albums gathered in a double CD package
enriched with 5 bonus tracks! An amazing chapter of the glorious
Swedish sound of the mid-90's here and in full splendour!
Pure nordic genius, Peter Andersson is the talented man behind
Raison D'être and a number of brilliant musical
projects like Stratvm Terror and Necrophorous,
each one with a very impressive and distinctive sound. Experimenting
with ATOMINE ELEKTRINE since the early 90's, the main influences
to create this project came from the old krautrock school in
its more cosmic and electronic side represented by artists like
Klaus Schulze, Kraftwerk and even Neu!.
However, incorporating ideas coming from various other sources,
like the orchestral Cold Meat-ish trademark of the time
and the sacral beauty of Raison D'être, ATOMINE
ELEKTRINE came out as a peculiar mutation of the kraut heroes;
more rhythmic and a bit less experimental and far-out than expected.
A new form of life.
Labelled as 'new-age-sacro-trance' at the time, "Elemental
Severance" actually shows a wide spectrum of electronic
styles resulting in a hybrid, yet cohesive masterwork. From
trancey rhythms and dreamy, sacral ambiences to occasional male/female
choirs, melancholic melodies and well inserted samples. As if
the imaginary past and present could touch each other, everything
is involved by a majestic, unique surreal atmosphere, producing
gorgeous sounds that leaves you truly mesmerized. Included here
are 5 bonus tracks taken from the same recording sessions.
The overall aura of "Elemental Severance" is
also present on "Atom Xtension", the disc 2
of the set. Recorded in two distinct periods of time, the first
part has nearly the same succesful elements, albeit with a slightly
more eclectic nature. Ambient beat driven soundscapes with layers
of synth treatments fill the air on some tracks, while semi-dub,
chill-out compositions take place towards the end of the disc.
Both works were recovered and throughly remastered by Peter
Andersson [read more on the research process to recover,
remix and remaster the material on the profile
section], making BINOMIAL FUSION an unique
document of this fantastic project. On his own words, "this
material sounds now better than ever before"! 140 minutes
of music, including 5 bonus tracks, housed in a gatefold
digisleeve-like packaging plus mini-poster. Limited
edition of 800 copies.
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