Various – 2x6 The Dimensions Of A Coffin [LP] (1991, Cold Meat Industry)

A neat little concept this (two tracks contributed by six different groups, 2 × 6” = 12” being the vinyl format it is released on). ConSono contribute the first two tracks; “Satan’s Flute” a sombre dirge with slow dark beat and deep vocals, while “A Ritual” is almost medieval with Gregorian Chant backing meandering ‘plucked’ keyboards, huge bell sounds and deep vocals again that ends with a vocal imitation of a didgeridoo. Morthond continue the dark atmosphere with “Dwimordene", an almost chaotic, yet simplistic sampling piece, strangely musical although it seems to avoid anything other than rhythm. “The Path Of Death” is a lot less dense but still avoids conforming to strict ‘musical’ parameters. This is a soundtrack to dark and Gothic horror film; two classic works of noise. Archon Satani offer the next two; opening “Voices Of Insanity’, with a recorded judgement of 'a death by hanging’. Following neatly from the previous two tracks, not quite so dark and threatening, but no more musical. “Grief (Taste Of Death)” continues the pyre-smoke-blackened atmosphere Stygian Gothic.

 

Embrocation start side two with “Modus Vivendi”, the sound of swarming flies, the sound of corruption and decay. Deep, dark, threatening sound, with heavy drums beating a dirge and Death stalks the barren land. “Of Unknown Age” offers more of the same, black soundscapes with Death Drums relentless & somnolent. Mental Destruction contribute the next two; “Metamorphosis” which is a touch more accessible, noisy and Industrial as it is, white, almost viral mass of painful sound. “... And The Fire” starts off like some obscure Throbbing Gristle piece, then jumps towards Front 242, then repeats the sequence again, folding in and out of the pain-wracked primordial haze. Systema come up with the last two. “As We Go Astray” is an insane chaotic mess of noise and beat which defies the brain to sort it out, and perhaps the most ‘commercial’ track on the entire album, but if it ever entered the charts, it’d pollute and contaminate all those pretty flowers who seek refuge there from anything in any way ‘challenging’. “Let Me Come Inside You” closes the album with another distorted, Freak-Child of beat music, both mechanical and biological, and, perhaps closer to the truth, viral! 

 

All in all this is an excellent album of black, bleak atmospheres. These bastard Sons of the early Industrial groups have written their own rules, and Sweden must be a cruel place to inspire the cold feelings in this album. [SOURCE: DISCOGS]

 

 

Label: Cold Meat Industry – CMI-10 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation 

Country: Sweden 

Released: 1991 

Style: Dark Ambient, Industrial 

 

Tracklist:

A1 ConSono – Satan's Flute 2:51 

A2 ConSono – A Ritual 3:19 

A3 Morthond – Dwimordene 4:00 

A4 Morthond – The Path Of Death 3:54 

A5 Archon Satani – Voices Of Insanity 3:42 

A6 Archon Satani – Grief... (Taste Of Death) 3:32 

B1 Embrocation – Modus Vivendi 5:50 

B2 Embrocation – Of Unknown Age 2:03 

B3 Mental Destruction – Metamorphoses 4:14 

B4 Mental Destruction – ...And The Fire 4:10 

B5 Systema – As We Go Astray 3:03 

B6 Systema – Let Me Come Inside You 4:16 

 

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