Dirk A.
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Heid take a rather industrial approach to their musical subject. By sometimes interlacing moderate
rhythms that are kept in the brackground, they succeed in creating rather a feeling of uneasiness
throughout the album that to set their listener into hypnotic trance like, for example Raison D'Être use
to do. On the other hand, there are, of course, mystical chants included that are certainly reminiscent
of the aforementioned Swedish artist. Human voices are only to be found in distorted form, like male
laughter and strange singing on track four and five that give you the association of ancient demons
uttering and murmuring from the depths of urban ruins.
Whilst I was not overly enthusiastic about this album, I would still recommend it to connoisseurs
of higher-quality dark ambient. At least, this is none of those albums you will unwillingly fall asleep
to! There is enough going on to prevent the music from fading into the background.
December 2002
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