Background/Info:
Motor!k
is one of the newest signings from Out Of Line and definitely one of the most
surprising ones. We all know Out Of Line is no longer a ‘pure’ electronic
underground label, but has opened its sonic horizon during the past few years.
Motor!k is a Belgian trio featuring Joeri Dobbeleir
(guitar and synths), Dries D’Hollander (drums) and last, but not least
Dirk Ivens (guitar and effects). Dirk Ivens (Dive, The Klinik, Absolute Body
Control, Sonbar ao) indeed is going back to his early ‘love’ to play guitar
while this band is inspired by 70s krautock! This album has been released on
cassette format by Wool-E Discs while Out Of Line took care for the CD and
vinyl formats.
Content:
The
work features 6 cuts so in the end it’s more like a mini-album. All songs are
instrumentals revealing certain harmony between guitars, electronics and drums. The sound is rather dark and often
moves into psychedelic passages.
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+ + :
This work is something like a challenge, but krautrock seems to become
‘hot’ again. After Daniel B. who’s fully experimenting with the genre and other
less familiar artists, it’s now up to Dirk Ivens together with a completely new
formation to start the experiment. I especially enjoyed the opening song
“Static”, which is progressively evolving towards a truly apotheosis of guitars
and electronic effects. It’s quite interesting to see this move back to
krautrock as in a way it sounds refreshing although very old-school like. The
guitar playing and especially the sensation it creates is really important for
this kind of music and that’s precisely one of this band’s main strengths.
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– – :
The opening track is great, but all other cuts left can’t really give me
a similar feeling.
Conclusion:
You
sometimes have to get back to somewhat forgotten music genres to create a
refreshing effect. I’m not saying krautrock is totally back, but it all looks
like the genre is starting a second life.
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