Distortion Six – Rive (EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Power-Noise, Industrial-Techno.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Over the past ten years Norwegian Nichlas Shermann aka Distortion Six has released a considerable number of productions. “Rive” is the artist’s latest sonic installment revealing four brand-new cuts.
Content: This work reveals the true nature of Distortion six which is made of merciless Power-Nosie reminiscences mixed with hard Industrial-Techno elements. Frenetic loops and icy sound treatments move on without interruption.
+ + + : You’ll not be disappointed if you already like previous productions. Distortion Six remains pure harshness with a transcendental feeling emerging on “Xpior”. I also recommend listening to the opening cut holding you in its grip for more than 9 minutes.
– – – : The work is maybe a bit more polished then previous production although it remains sonic terrorism which is not suited for all music lovers.
Conclusion: A new sonic bomb has been dropped on Industrial dancefloors and it has a monstrous impact.
Best songs: “Xpior”, “Bloodliner”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: https://distortionsix.carrd.co / www.facebook.com/Distortionsixofficial
Label: www.ant-zen.com / www.facebook.com/antzen.official
About Distortion Six
Distortion Six is the rhythmic noise and industrial-techno project of Nichlas Shermann, who works from Oslo, Norway. Discogs lists his name as Nichlas Schermann.
After self-released material from 2012 the project issued “Act Of Retribution” on Synth-Me in 2015, then moved to Ant-Zen for the albums “Fierce” in 2017 and “Ferocious” in 2018, the EP “Sacrifice” in 2018, “Norze” in 2019 and “Skade” in 2021. The split EP “Enforcers” with Norad appeared in 2021.
“Rive”, the EP reviewed here, was released by Ant-Zen on 11 April 2022 as dig081 and runs four tracks over about 22 minutes. Philipp Münch mastered it and Stefan Alt made the artwork. Ant-Zen describes it as an extension of “Skade” and issued it as a pay-what-you-can download. The albums “Torquetur” in 2022 and “Malleus Maleficarum” in 2023 followed on Phage Tapes.
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