Signalstoerung – A (EP – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Electro-Ambient, Minimal-Electro, Abstract.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: German project Signalstoerung (also active as a label owner, DJ and visual artist)is back on track, unleashing a new EP with six tracks.
Content: The sound universe of the German project remains a sonic enigma, mixing different elements together. Definitely Experimental and even Abstract, “A” still reveals more Minimal-Electro passages characterized by repetitive sequences and slow rhythms. But the essence of this work mainly lies in between Experimental and Ambient parts. The last track is pure Cinematographic/Soundscape-like creation.
+ + + : The songs give me the impression of having been created in a sonic lab instead of a studio. It mainly comes through on “a3”, but the global production is touched by impressive sound treatments. I also like the accessible style of this Experimental work, “A” becoming easier to get than previous productions.
– – – : It however remains a production made for a restricted number of music lovers.
Conclusion: Signalstroerung makes me think of quantum physics; hard to get and yet fascinating!
Best songs: “a3”, “a5”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.adventurousmusic.com/signalstoerung
Label: www.hymen-records.com / www.facebook.com/hymenrecords
About Signalstoerung
Signalstoerung is the solo project of a German electronic musician who is also a founding member of the artist collective and microlabel Adventurous Music, and of the Global Noise Movement collective. Discogs lists the further aliases Heptagon, Hendekagon, H7 and halo7, and records activity in audiovisual events, DJ sets and podcasts since the mid-1990s.
“A” was released by Hymen Records on 26 April 2021 as a digital EP. It holds six tracks, in running order “a8”, “a2”, “a4”, “a3”, “a7” and “a5”. Stefan Alt supplied the layout.
Hymen Records issued the project’s debut album, reviewed here as Signalstoerung – S (CD Album – Hymen Records), in 2018, followed by Signalstoerung – UU (Digital Album – Hymen Records) in 2019. Adventurous Music released “Is This Art?” and “Sale” in 2019 and “This Will Improve Your Reputation As A Music Collector” in 2020. The “Occurence” single followed on Hymen Records in 2024.
Remix and production work runs alongside the solo releases, including contributions to Inyan – Sun (EP – Adventurous Music) in 2023 and to Kilmarth’s 2024 single “My Son Of The Moon”. “A” is the project’s third release for Hymen Records.
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