Contagious Orgasm – Through The Cracks Of Entrapment (Single – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Experimental.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: Active since the late 80s, Contagious Orgams has released an endless number of productions since then. Driven by Hiroshi Hashimoto, the project regularly released new stuff by Ant-Zen, this new single being the newest exponent.
Content: Both tracks clearly remind us of the essence of Industrial music. It’s a mix of easily recognizable Industrial percussion –which is mainly emerging at the second cut, which has been mixed with dark Electro atmospheres, samplings and field recordings.
+ + + : What I like the most at this single is the good-old power and magic of Industrial percussion. The second cut “Shelter In Place” is a cool track revealing this Industrial aspect, reminding me of the good-old times. About the opening track “Feel” I like the evolution from Industrial into a kind of slower, Dubby cadence.
– – – : The global result sounds somewhat a bit improvised and disjointed.
Conclusion: Contagious Orgasm remains a true reference when it comes to Industrial/Experimental music.
Best songs: “Shelter In Place”.
Rate: 6½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/coolsssm
Label: www.ant-zen.com / www.facebook.com/antzen.official
About Contagious Orgasm
Contagious Orgasm is a Japanese project that has been active since 1987. It started as the solo work of Hiroshi Hashimoto, who later brought in other musicians. The project moves across noise, industrial, rhythmic noise and ambient rather than staying in one genre.
The first releases were “Impregnate” in 1987, “Confession Of Mannequin” in 1988 and “Thin Skinned” in 1989. The Austrian label Tesco Organisation issued the limited CD “Voltage Controlled Filter” in 1993. The link with Ant-Zen dates from the following year, with the 7-inch “Hydrophobia” in 1994, the 7-inch “[Memøir]” in 1996 and the picture 10-inch “In My Heart” in 1998. Discogs lists more than 120 releases under the name.
“Through The Cracks Of Entrapment”, the two-track single reviewed here, continues that long Ant-Zen run and was issued on vinyl and digitally in 2021.
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