NILSEN, BJ & Z'EV — 22'22
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Split-Album des inzwischen in Berlin ansässigen und auf TOUCH veröffentlichenden Schweden BENNY NILSEN mit Z'EV, die hier beide auf ihre unnachahmliche Art wunderbare Drone-Stücke abgeliefert haben, die genau 22:22 Minuten lang sind! Wobei uns Z'EV mit seinen metallischen Verfremdungen im Drone-Geäst innerlich wieder extremst illuminiert... das dritte Stück (ebenfalls 22:22 Minuten) ist dann eine Zusammenarbeit von beiden, die grösstenteils aus [ ] besteht, aber nicht nur....
"... About 22'22: Key words: Drone | Trance | Meditation On Power. The atmospheric impact of the collaboration of B.J. Nilsen and Z'EV is massive. Their genius is the power of drone and the beauty of trance. They build atmospheres that are at the same time disturbing, meditative and enjoyable. The atmosphere I am talking about is of course deep and dark, and its hitting the spine hard. Its hard not to listen to the album in its full bloom. Were hearing killer drone music here. In 22'22, we see something natural happening. I want it to continue. I dont want it to stop here. Its too intense and beautiful to stop here. Maybe it is that feeling that makes this album so great to me. The fear of this is it."[label info]
"Three tracks, each of exactly twenty-two minutes and twenty-two seconds. This is not a work of collaboration, but two sides of the coin called drone music. Each of the players is a renowned player in this field, yet the outcome is quite different. BJNilsen, best known for his releases on Touch, presents an eerie, quiet piece solely based on treated field recordings. Where others in this week's issue fail to succeed in using field recordings into their music, BJ Nilsen succeeds wonderfully well. Highly atmospheric, without letting the transformations take over, nor keeping the field recordings too recognizable. A very fine piece. Drone music also comes from Z'EV, who these days may seem to be more into creating electronic music, but here returns to using metallic percussion alongside electronic treatments. Rumble from the below surface form the basis of the material, but slight treatments create a long sustain, at times, on the sounds, which add up to a mighty powerful piece of trance inducing drone music. A good combination of various types of drone music. However I don't understand why there is a third track of equal length, but with seventeen minutes of silence and five minutes of Z'EV like music. I thought that gimmick of silence on CDs was more than explored by now." [FdW / Vital Weekly]
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"... About 22'22: Key words: Drone | Trance | Meditation On Power. The atmospheric impact of the collaboration of B.J. Nilsen and Z'EV is massive. Their genius is the power of drone and the beauty of trance. They build atmospheres that are at the same time disturbing, meditative and enjoyable. The atmosphere I am talking about is of course deep and dark, and its hitting the spine hard. Its hard not to listen to the album in its full bloom. Were hearing killer drone music here. In 22'22, we see something natural happening. I want it to continue. I dont want it to stop here. Its too intense and beautiful to stop here. Maybe it is that feeling that makes this album so great to me. The fear of this is it."[label info]
"Three tracks, each of exactly twenty-two minutes and twenty-two seconds. This is not a work of collaboration, but two sides of the coin called drone music. Each of the players is a renowned player in this field, yet the outcome is quite different. BJNilsen, best known for his releases on Touch, presents an eerie, quiet piece solely based on treated field recordings. Where others in this week's issue fail to succeed in using field recordings into their music, BJ Nilsen succeeds wonderfully well. Highly atmospheric, without letting the transformations take over, nor keeping the field recordings too recognizable. A very fine piece. Drone music also comes from Z'EV, who these days may seem to be more into creating electronic music, but here returns to using metallic percussion alongside electronic treatments. Rumble from the below surface form the basis of the material, but slight treatments create a long sustain, at times, on the sounds, which add up to a mighty powerful piece of trance inducing drone music. A good combination of various types of drone music. However I don't understand why there is a third track of equal length, but with seventeen minutes of silence and five minutes of Z'EV like music. I thought that gimmick of silence on CDs was more than explored by now." [FdW / Vital Weekly]
www.idealrecordings.com