new album Noises Of Russia "Experimental Structure" 2008 ZHELEZOBETON label

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Nowadays Noises Of Russia is one of the most known groups on the Russian experimental post-industrial scene, mainly because of their numerous concerts and CDR-releases, published by their leader - Gosha Solnzev aka 1g0g ("Van Gog") - on his own label ElectroIndustria. This release has captured one of such concerts which took place at the Experimental Sound Gallery (ESG-21) in St. Petersburg in October 2008.

This concert was peculiar because of the non-traditional band line-up which aside from 1g0g included some of his friends: musicians Nikolay Kalmykov (Hladna), M.M. (Kryptogen Rundfunk), Igor Potsukailo (Bardoseneticcube) and Evgeny Savenko (Lunar Abyss Deus Organum), and also VJ Alco (video projection) and Grigory Glazunov (ODDDance Theatre, butoh dance). By common efforts these comrades performed totally improvised material quite typical for the "St. Petersburg post-industrial wave" and combining elements of collage, industrial, noise and ambient. Field recordings and voice manipulations, metal percussion and rough analogue signals, guitar semi-melodies and various sound effects - all this is harmoniously blended in the unified psychedelic soundsphere.

What is ZHELEZOBETON label? 

ZHELEZOBETON is a label and distributor of all sorts of experimental, noise, industrial and other not so conventional music. We release in small editions the music of our friends and distribute the releases of other labels which are more or less spiritually close to us. We have two sub-labels: ZHELEZOBETON Film for releasing video materials and Muzyka Voln for releasing music in more definite ambient / drone direction.

Review from MuzikReviews.com

Post industrial experimentalists, Noises of Russia have built a name for themsleves through copious live performances and CD-R releases. This album is a recording of one such concert held in the Experimental Sound Gallery (ESG-21) at St. Petersburg comprised of completely improvised material (which explains why each track is untitled). 
 
The first track contains several elements coincidental with the "St. Petersburg post-industrial wave." with clanging pipes and people exclaiming single words creating an atmosphere similar to that of a medieval mob readying to torch a body on a pyre. The second track continues the ritual with added clangs and electronic sounds that sound eerily similar to water droplets hitting cold cement. The album is rich in atmosphere, that’s for sure, and this experimental usage of sounds, both human and electronic is downright creepy.
 
The album as a whole is cohesive and tells a story. An interpretation of a dead body perhaps, as it reaches a farm village by means of a river ,where it is met with the sound of lambs bleating and soft bird chirps. Track three invites the slow buzz of a fly to the construction, whose humms become electronic and feed into a deep chanting ritual.
 
Track five continues the journey where the corpse is attacked by dogs, with monotnous hums and ambient electronic elements. Track seven continues the journey with harder industrial beats that increase in severity along a constant electronic sizzle. This is then transformed to a manic whirling in the following track that continues the alarming spectacle. Track eight gets shrill while muffled footsteps and whirls continue their bizarre dance.
 
As a concept Experimental Structure works. As a piece of performance art however, it works even better. Given that the group creates a structure with a coherent beginning and end, this recording is a pretty good effort considering the whole thing is improvised and as atmosphereic as it is. I can’t say experimental music is my cup of tea, but I wouldn’t be adverse to sitting through another performance like this from the Noises of Russia. Next time however, I’d like to be present for the performance.
 
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Rukshan Thenuwara – MuzikReviews.com Staff
November 17, 2009
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Review from Heathenharvest

The small yellow paper inside this album tells me about the many members of the group that bears an eyebrow-raising moniker of "Noises of Russia". With 1g0g on samplers' field recordings and Laptop, Nikolay Kalmykov on analogue electronic noise, M.M on guitar, Igor Potsukailo on metal percussion, Evegeny Saenko with vocals, and in addition to two invisible members for the album, yet as this album was recorded live, their part must have been very meaningful when performed – Grigory Glazunov as a Butoh dancer and VJ Alco for the video projections, you know that you are going to hear something very rich once you press Play. 
 
The performance begins slowly, with whispering drones and words I cannot understand, but give an impression of a call for arms, as if the musicians are being called to take their places and show us what they got. The entire performance goes through various rich textures of sound, proving the high number of musicians is critical for this organic and delicate work. The metal percussion are clear while gliding over the various digital manipulations. Low and deep breathing , as if someone is gasping for a little bit of air, transform to chanting while other sounds transform into different forms. More than anything else, "Noises of Russia" Manages to form endless waves between the many members, and these waves are shifting and turning and creating various interactions within themselves. On one hand, there is problem with this album as it barely has any ups and downs. This makes it hard to really listen to the whole performance without wandering away here and there, because it's east to get lost with no real anchors of attention. On the other hand, once you get to know this album, the music is highly meditative and can suck you in easily. This wont happen at the first time, but give it few times to run on your speakers, turn the lights out, and the Noises of Russia are a great thing to hear and to feel.
 
More than anything else, this album makes me want to see and hear this group perform. The dynamics between the various members seem to be really good and I get the feeling that the music will sound better live, and around more people, than in my living room. The echoing guitars on track number seven are all engulfing and powerful like the feedbacked drones that will soon follow it. I am reminded of the gasping voices in the beginning, as the drones that are being heard now make it feel like it's hard to breath ."Noises of Russia" sound very proficient and very effective on this performance, and they leave behind them a very nice documentation, in the shape of this album.

Contributed by: ~Oren ben Yosef
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