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Elektronavn: Cosmic Depth. A sense of Coherence. Split 7" on BSBTA vinyl 2007
"Two Danish drone producers team up for a gang rumble and everyone comes away a winner. Exquisite Russian Brides is a solo project of Marc Kellaway, and "Golden Rain Over Facist Europe" is a long series of glistening upful tones, created with guitar, cello and bells. Elektronavn are a duo, and their track, "Cosmic Depth/A Sense Of Coherence" combines zurna, bansuri flute and voice into a cloud that reminds me of the earliest work by Peter Michael Hammel or Deuter - lightly Indian inflected drones of obvious Western origin. A very gentle release, well worth seeking out" - The Wire ( Size matters august 07)
"[...] Elektronavns' bidrag, "Cosmic Depth / A Sense of Coherence", er, med sin messende, sakrale og alligevel indtrængende melankolske stemning, stærkt beslægtet med hans to seneste soloudgivelser: kassettebåndet Black Zurnai og cd-r'en Songs of Impermanence. Men de kværnende loops af stemmer, zurna og basuri-fløjte, der opbygger en stemning af både kosmisk sammenhæng og rædsel, peger samtidig tilbage på en Current 93-plade som Dawn. I hvert fald er der tale om et stykke musik, der ville fungere fremragende i en gedulgt okkult loge, hvor der leges med kræfter af den slags, man ikke spøger med. Smukt på en egen isnende facon er det imidlertid, bidraget, og er der på mere end en måde tale om et one off i Majmons produktion, er det så absolut værd at få med. [...]" -Steffen B. Pedersen Geiger dec. 07 LINK
"My first introduction to Danish one-man band Elektronavn was through the amazing Songs of Impermanence CD-R on the Finnish Ikuisuus imprint. On this 7” (BSBTA) we find him teaming up with Exquisite Russian Brides and Elektronavn’s side as just as intriguing as the aforementioned CD-R. Gently hovering, folk-induced soundscapes and rusty ambience meld together to a glacial flood of darkly seducing free music, which will appeal to everyone reading this on a regular basis. On the flip we find another Dane knowing how to produce music with maximum meditative effect. Guitar, loops, bells and xylophone circle in the sky like an eagle searching for its next prey." - Mats Gustafsson The Broken Face blogspot www jan. 08
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