Entropy's Evolution
Play: Mid-Fi Hi-Fi
(Excerpt from track 'Uncertainty of Entropy')
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Kubusschnitt Entropy's Evolution Play: Mid-Fi Hi-Fi (Excerpt from track 'Uncertainty of Entropy') |
Well, I never. After a long break Kubusschnitt are back! Ruud Heij and Tom Coppens survive from the original line up but now they are joined by Gert Emmens and Jan Dieterich. Each brings something new to the sound but no fear; the original Kubusschnitt spirit is still there! A deep echoing pulse rings out followed by skipping melodic sequence. A wonderful haunting lead line plays over the top and then yet another sequence completes an absolutely stunning beginning to ‘Uncertainty of Entropy’. The massed sequences surge forward to increase the excitement level still further, yet another lead hitting the spot perfectly. Jan’s guitar now provides the main focus but this is not axe man stuff, just an excellent sympathetic addition to all the other layers of pads and pulsations. String pads create a melancholy opening to ‘Perpetual Chaos’. It isn’t long however before a brace of sequences make their brooding entrance. In the fourth minute the foot is put down on the accelerator. The guitar then comes in adding a little bite. The title track growls into existence, contrasted by lovely soft mellotron. All dies away and a slow sequence emerges, accompanied by fantastic melodic crystalline note droplets. An eight-note motif provides a stunning addition. The temptation to overdo things is temporarily resisted, the simple notes are just left to hang there, weaving around each other creating a hypnotic spell until first one sequence then another emerges along with a wistful lead as the track starts it’s gradual build to Jan’s exquisite guitar section, his best on the album. ‘All things Lost’ features sequences from the very first moment but overall this is a restrained relaxing track, ideal to unwind to. The original Kubusschnitt albums had something of an improvised feel to them, where as here things come over as more tightly composed but still with that element of surprise! DL
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