Well worth discovering.
Nathalie F.
Contacts:
With '81° n.B. / 178° ö.L.', the German experimental project Kallabris lifts the veil on 'the real
story of the first kallabrist arctic expedition with the U-68'... To form your opinion on the truth of
the information and the credibility of the argumentation, you can refer to the text that came with the
first edition (only) of this 7" and is available here: www.kallabris.de/texte/polevoyage.htm
The first title begins with regular signals emitted by sonar in background, upon which is progressively
grafted the regular ebb and flow of a dark wave of drones and the echo of a distorted voice... The sound
is cold, almost distant. The ambiance is marked with depth, isolation, coldness and anxiety.
A similar feeling prevails while listening to the second side. The crew is in submersion; the
atmosphere becomes darker and leaves room to a disturbing fusion of bell sounds, signals, drone waves,
distorted voice, interferences... A feeling that is nevertheless attenuated by the gleam of light seen
through the slow melancholic sonorities played at the beginning and at the end of the track by an
accordion...
Spring 2003
Kallabris: www.kallabris.de
Drone Records (label / mail-order): www.dronerecords.com