Mecanique Vegetale ‎– Musique Pour Self-Service [Cass] (1981, Grafika Airlines)

Mecanique Vegetale is an enigma -unclear if it is one man or one band. This is an experimental album with strong industrial and ambiental influences which are conveyed through cheap-ass synths in a drone-like fashion. The tracks almost exclusively rely on short melodies being repeated for their whole duration, with a couple of layers of various sounds added in because why not. Not only experimental but also avant-garde, melody is sometimes thrown out the window and replaced by the paranoid sounds of the synthesizer. 

None of the tracks are particularly memorable, excepting three longer compositions: "Ballade Mystique" and "Sorry for the Sound" which are arguably the best tracks on the recording. They create a dark atmosphere reminiscent of Dark Ambient which hangs heavily in the air. They are easily the most interesting as they are also the ones which evoke a particular mood and can justify their length -the rest of the tracks are experimental curiosities which are way longer than they should be. 

The other memorable track is "Brouillard Diabolique", another lengthy, dark composition which, unlike the previously mentioned songs, tries to combine a mood with the tired synth lines that would belong in most of the tracks of this album. The droning, and honestly bad synth lines ruin any sense of ambience that the track could have been able to achieve. Recommended to those fascinated with obscurities and experimental albums that throw the rules out the window. For most people, this would only feel boring and befuddling. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC] 

Label: Grafika Airlines ‎– GRA8 

Format: Cassette, C60 

Country: Belgium 

Released: 1981 

Style: Industrial, Experimental, Minimal, Minimal Synth

Tracklist:

A1 Intetatia 3:02 

A2 Ne Cherchez Plus Le... 3:49 

A3 Sorry For The Sound 3:31 

A4 Ballade Mystique 4:34 

A5 Chasse Gardée 4:18 

A6 Choeurs De L'Abbaye 4:42 

A7 Vue Sur La Mer 1:59 

A8 Qui A Tué L'Eucharistie? 2:55 

A9 Sanctuaire Primitiff 1:56 

B1 La Sirène De Biarritz 3:00 

B2 Il Était Une Fois Dans L'est 3:46 

B3 La Décadence Du Chasseur 2:50 

B4 Saignements Ordinaires 1:48 

B5 Non Retour 3:06 

B6 La Danse Du Lièvre 2:27 

B7 La Solitude Du Piège 3:40 

B8 Brouillard Diabolique 6:18 

B9 Résurgence 3:45 

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