IOM – Spiritual Wastelands (Digital Album/Cassette – Cruel Nature Records)
IOM stands for Iker Ormazabal Martínez, a Spanish artist who operates from London (UK). He has already produced a significant body of work and has participated in numerous collaborations.
“Spiritual Wastelands” is a fascinating album where the artist explores different genres, primarily falling under the Industrial-Electro category. He creates an extremely dark atmosphere that becomes quite grim through Industrial noises and effects. Icy electro sounds reinforce the overall mood. Most of the tracks are instrumentals but none of which sound disturbing or monotonous. However, you will also find rare passages featuring spoken Spanish words and even a kind of Eastern-inspired singing in the opening piece.
“Spiritual Wastelands” is a magical and somewhat visionary Industrial record that I can only recommend to you. (Rating:8½).
Listen to “Body As Object”:
https://ikerormazabal.bandcamp.com/track/body-as-object
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