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DEAD C - Dead C / Rangda

2013 (Ba da bing!)
free-noise, psychedelic folk
by Francesco Nunziata
5.5

Rilasciato dalla Ba Da Bing!, questo split mette insieme i neozelandesi Dead C e il supergruppo Rangda, formato da Sir Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny e Chris Corsano.

Il disco mostra il lato più feroce e incompromissorio, ma anche quello più scalmanato dei leggendari alfieri del free-noise, qui impegnati con le scariche radioattive di “Eusa Kills”, l’improvvisazione lo-fi e derelitta di “Tomorrow”, il mostruoso anfratto di “This Much I Know” e la martellante e più “riconoscibile” (prendete questo aggettivo ovviamente con le molle!) “Heaven’s Wheel”. Con i Rangda, invece, siamo nel bel mezzo di un affresco sonoro più gentile ed evocativo: “Gracilaria” (per percussioni rutilanti e accordi meditativi che tratteggiano praterie sconfinate, in un crescendo vibrante); “Sancticallist” (che si mantiene sostanzialmente sulle stesse coordinate).

Uno split indirizzato soprattutto agli appassionati più oltranzisti delle due formazioni.

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08/09/2013

This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Francesco Nunziata, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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Tracklist

  1. 1. Dead C - Eusa Kills
  2. 2. Dead C – Tomorrow
  3. 3. Dead C – This Much I Know
  4. 4. Dead C – Heaven's Wheel
  5. 5. Rangda – Gracilaria
  6. 6. Rangda – Sancticallist

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Free-noise from the southern hemisphere

In the early '80s, New Zealand experienced a remarkable period of musical renewal. Many bands went in search of innovative solutions, often trying the avant-garde card of a radical, almost "lo-fi" approach. The volcanic Bruce Russell coined the term "free-noise" to sum up a new, disruptive sound, starting from two essential premises: a) what lies beyond music is noise; b) what lies beyond rules is free. This would become the philosophy of Dead C

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