The Nothing Machine – NMTRv1 (CD – Acrobiotic Records)

This is what I found on this project’s homepage: ‘The Nothing Machine is a remnant of the British Z+ Pinch Inertial Energy Program. A project designed to probe further the boundaries of Nuclear Fusion Technology in the hope of finding a solution to the world's future energy problems’. It all sounds interesting, but on one side, a kind of ‘mission impossible’ for a reviewer to get more about who’s hiding behind this project. On the other side, this project is a kind of side-project of The Psychogeographical Commission, another strange conceptual project we previously discovered.
I didn’t want to concentrate too much on the strange nuclear concept invented by The Nothing Machines and its musicians (renamed as technicians) rather than simply listen to the music.
The Nothing Machine has composed one single track that will get you in its grip for nearly 60 minutes. The composition is a pure soundscape composed with an impressive sound arsenal. You can imagine the mix of field recordings and experimental techniques like scratches and other fragmented percussion parts. You get the impression of recognizing sounds from the subway next to imaginary and abandoned factory atmospheres. One thing becomes rapidly clear when listening to The Nothing Machine; darkness rules over this soundscape. Buzzing soundwaves bring the listener into a state of confusion until finally joining a more experimental last part.
The least I can say is that musically this project has achieved a meaningful and minimal/experimental release in the genre. I personally prefer this opus to the work of The Psychogeographical Commission. It’s definitely dark and visionary like!
(DP:7)DP.
Band: www.thenothingmachine.com / www.facebook.com/nothingmachine
Label: www.acrobiotic.com

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