A devastating split
between two “Italian pioneers of electronic-industrial-noise,” according to the bandcamp page, this split brings together two
bleak studies in communication. Framed as “Eine Ballade,” Balestrazzi’s side is a haunting, creeping triptych — pensive, slow-moving drones, with twisted piano samples slipping
under the more consistent drones. Time seems to be deconstructed, placing the listener somewhere inside of a piano, and
between notes. Eventually, a looped vocal sample emerges, providing the
momentum to end the piece. The dynamics of listening are played with on
this side, setting the graspability of sounds against each other.
The Uncodified side
begins on a similar note, with low rumbling and high-pitched mechanical
hissing. The sense of doom on this side is more active, and sonically it is
reminiscent of Merzbow. Rhythmic bass pulses emerge frequently,
only to fade out of view in the shadow of distorted screeching and
clattering. Near the middle of this side, a multilayered drone is formed, with
the mid-level crackling and giving way to an intermittent oceanic whisper. This
side ends with a sense of rippling not dissimilar to the first side, but with a
harder cutoff.
- - Bryan Counter
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