Θ & Nyppy – Black Door (EP – Adventurous Music)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: “Black door” is a collaborative EP between Greek artist Themistoklis Altintzoglou aka Θ (Tetha) and German project Nyppy. It’s the fourth label installment in the ‘Music Book Series’ featuring a book plus download code to get music.
Content: “Black Door” features 4 Minimal-Electro cuts, which are characterized by mysterious, wafting atmospheres mixed with slow rhythms reminding me of a heartbeat. Subtle bleeps are merging now and then while dark, buzzing waves are emerging.
The book is an important part of this work featuring black & white pictures reflecting urban themes next to pictures of nature.
+ + + : The package of this limited edition is absolutely artistic. The black & white pictures reflect some desolation, which has been adapted into a deep and stylized sound. You get the sensation that the songs have been made with fewer sounds, but each sound, noise and bleep emerge at the surface with a powerful intonation. It’s a judicious composition, which is also pretty accessible because of the slow cadence.
– – – : The last track is the single piece that couldn’t totally convince me. It’s a pity this work is only featuring a download code and not a real CD.
Conclusion: “Black Door” resulted from the creative efforts of visionary artists, their work sounding like an accomplished piece of Electro-Minimalism.
Best songs: “Nebulae”, “Four Carry One”, “No Floor”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: https://thetasounds.org
Label: www.adventurousmusic.com / www.facebook.com/adventurousmusic
About Θ & Nyppy
Θ is the recording name of the Greek artist Themistoklis Altintzoglou, who also runs the site thetasounds.org. Nyppy is a German project. The two joined for “Black Door”, credited on release to Θ & nyppy.
“Black Door” was issued by Adventurous Music on November 1, 2021 with the catalogue reference AMB004, and holds four tracks: “Four Carry One”, “Nebulae”, “No Floor” and “Photon”. Beside the digital audio, the release also came as a limited edition book with a download code, the fourth entry in the label’s ‘Music Book Series’.
No further joint releases by the pair have been documented. Further biographical detail on either artist could not be verified.
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