Sándor Vály & Attila Kalóczkai – The Agitated Calm Of Insubstancial Space (Album – New Polar Sound)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Industrial.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: This album is a collaboration between two Hungarian artists who already worked together a decade ago. The work is an audiovisual production featuring eight tracks.
Content: The music is taking us back to early 80s Experimental projects. The work is constructed with Industrial sound treatments and a true arsenal of noises with spoken, Hungarian, lyrics on top. The sound of true string instruments has been manipulated by effects and experiments.
+ + + : This work reminds me of the magic of Industrial pioneers. Early 80s were a prolific ground for legendary artists so “The Agitated Calm Of Insubstantial Space” took me back to Test Department, The Hafler Trio ao. The work reveals a kind of free style probably featuring improvised passages but also great Industrial sound treatments driven by linear percussion. The spoken parts inject a touch of mystery on top of the work but still feel like part of a concept.
– – – : Some parts are a little less to Experimental to my taste.
Conclusion: This is the kind of work appealing for fans of Cold Spring Music.
Best songs: “Landscapes”, “Tower”, “Fox”, “Spaces”.
Rate: 8.
Artists: www.sandorvaly.com
Label: www.newpolarsound.com
About Sándor Vály & Attila Kalóczkai
Sándor Vály and Attila Kalóczkai are two Hungarian artists who previously collaborated roughly a decade before this release, per the review. “The Agitated Calm Of Insubstancial Space” is their shared audiovisual work of eight tracks, combining Experimental and Industrial sound design with spoken Hungarian text, released via New Polar Sound.
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