Genetic Transmission – White Nights (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Abstract, Noise.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Zoharum moves on re-releasing early works of Tomasz Twardawa. The Polish master of Experimental and Electroacoustic music passed away in 2002 leaving us an impressive sonic legacy. “White Nights” was originally released as CDR in 2003 on his own label Schöne Blumen Musik Werk.
Content: The five original tracks bring us the familiar sound experiment of the artist. A sonic and expressive work made of noises and haunting atmospheres. The tracks are extended featuring total improvisation.
+ + + : You get the feeling entering a sonic lab of a crazy scientists. Tomasz Twardawa created new sounds by manipulating original ones. It created a new dimension of music with a visual strength.
– – – : An extreme sensation as an antidote to established music genres so in the end it’s not exactly the most easy work to listen to.
Conclusion: A must have for the fans of the artist and the genre he was dealing with.
Rate: 6.
Label: www.zoharum.com / www.facebook.com/zoharum
About Genetic Transmission
Genetic Transmission is the main recording name of Polish artist Tomasz Twardawa, active in the country’s underground industrial and noise scene from the mid-1980s, when he also co-founded the groups Zilch, Ładne Kwiatki and Godzilla. Genetic Transmission’s debut material appeared on an OBUH cassette in 1997. Twardawa ran his own label, Die Schöne Blumen Musik Werk, through which he issued his own recordings and side projects with other musicians, and released over 30 albums under the Genetic Transmission name before his death on 16 July 2020 following a long illness. Editorial note: this review, first published in the original format, states Twardawa passed away in 2002; verified sources place his death in 2020, and the correction is noted here. Zoharum has continued to reissue Genetic Transmission’s early, self-released material, including “White Nights”, originally issued as a CDR in 2003.
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