Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Experimental, Industrial, Tribal, Techno.

Format: Digital, Vinyl.

Background/Info: “Fire Pulsations” released by the collaborative duo Gwenn Trémorin (Flint Glass, Tzolk’in) – Anatoly ‘Tokee’ Grinberg comes as an addition to the remarkable debut album “Singularity Spectrum”. The EP features two new tracks plus three remixes.

Content: Both new cuts remain diversified but sound rather down-tempo compared to the album. Slow, broken, beats have been mixed with deep, vibrating, sound treatments. Both new songs have been remixed respectively by Zeller and Eks.Center while the song “Purple Vibrations” (originally released on the album) has been remixed by Stendeck.

+ + + : I definitely prefer the album to the EP although both new cuts are worthy of examination. It however sounds like the remixes -and especially the one by Zeller, have been more inspiring. Zeller injected an intelligent Techno touch to “Tempus Pulsations”. Another noticeable cut is the refined remix of Stendeck.

– – – : This work sounds a bit different to the album and is as mentioned above simply an addition.

Conclusion: There clearly is a sort of chemistry between both artists but I especially recommend listening to the album first.

Best songs: “Tempus Pulsations – Zeller Remix”, “Purple Vibrations – Stendeck Remix”, “Tempus Pulsations. 

Rate: 7½. 

Artists: www.facebook.com/gwenn.tremorin / www.facebook.com/TokeePaindonor

Label: www.ant-zen.com / www.facebook.com/antzen.official

About Gwenn Trémorin & Anatoly Grinberg

Gwenn Trémorin, also known for Flint Glass and Tzolk’in, and Anatoly “Tokee” Grinberg formed this collaborative project and released their debut album, “Singularity Spectrum”, on Ant-Zen. “Fire Pulsations” followed as an EP on the same label, catalog number Ant-Zen dig083, pairing two new tracks with remixes by Stendeck, Zeller and Eks.Center.

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Introducing Pulsations’ “Tainted Covenant”, the debut album from the Copenhagen-based post-punk/darkwave project by producer and musician Hadrian Esteves. The vinyl edition of their debut album will be available later this spring, with the release date to be announced. This limited edition features only 300 copies, pressed on 140gr black vinyl.

Showcasing Pulsations’ unique blend of wave and post-punk, “Tainted Covenant” features ten tracks inspired by a variety of poignant and thought-provoking themes, including their Faustian bargain with technology, oppression, inequitable resource distribution, and the perils of religious dogma.

Both the CD and vinyl editions of “Tainted Covenant” contain an exclusive cover version of Sisters of Mercy’s “Dominion.” To get a taste of the album, check out the music video for “Neglected Synapses” right below. The band’s debut double A-side single, consisting of the tracks “Bedwarfing Virtues” and “Among Daughters Of The Wet Stones”, was released by Crunch Pod in August 2020.

Producer and musician Hadrian Esteves has been actively involved in a diverse range of projects throughout the years. Some notable releases include:

• “How You Feel” by HÆC (2018, NbK Records) – A digital release featuring MP3 and WMA files.
• “Turn Around / Relief” by HÆC (2018, Self-released) – Another digital release with MP3 and WAV files.
• “Soon” by HÆC (2017, Self-released) – A single released as MP3 and WAV files.
• “Terra Incognita (Searching For The New World – Part 1)” by Kalte Sonne (2015, Self-released) – A shaped CD mini-album.
• “XI et Ω” by The Last Twilight (2014, Final Embrace Records) – An HD DVD release.
• “La Octava Copa De Ira” by The Last Twilight (2011, Drakkar Productions) – A CD album.
• “Eternal Tribulation” by The Last Twilight (2010, Nekrogoat Heresy Productions) – A CD mini-album.
• “Unholy Extermination Squad” by Ampütator / Demonomancy / Merciless Warfare / Warbutcher (2009, Deathcult Genocide) – A limited cassette release.
• “Satanic Liturgies Of Destruction” by Merciless Warfare (2009, Nigra Mors) – A single-sided EP on cassette.
• “Unholy Terror Assault” by The Last Twilight (2008, War Flagellation Productions) – A limited single-sided cassette album.
• “Hell Bestial Conjuration” by Profundis Tenebrarum / The Last Twilight (2007, Antichristian Front Records, Final Embrace Records) – A CD album.
• “Morbid Path” by The Last Twilight (2005, Final Embrace Records) – An EP released on CDr.
• “Final Holocaust: The River Of Christian Blood” by The Last Twilight (2004, Final Embrace Records) – A demo cassette.
• “Blood Ritual” by Black Goat (2003, Final Embrace Records) – A limited EP on C60 cassette.
• “In The Roar Of The Battle” by The Last Twilight (2003, Final Embrace Records) – A single-sided cassette release.

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