![]() ![]() The yang to thatying, though, is provided by her inclusion, too, of lots of pointedlynon-natural sounds.Ī kind of mechanical, strangely 19th century soundingwhirring clicking sound is used to great effect on Sleep, Cry Wolf andTurbine Womb – possibly a camera’s shutter clicking. Plaschg is a proficient pianist, and many tracks soundlike classical compositions (in particular Cynthia, but also the piano-ledparts of Sleep, Extinguish Me, and Turbine Womb), also usingorchestral-sounding strings to evoke a range of emotions. ![]() Running through this haunting record there appears to be a key theme, orrepeated motif, of the “natural” and organic juxtaposed with thesynthesised, man-made or mechanical, reflected in the choice ofinstrumentation. The sophisticationof Plaschg’s vision, and its realisation, would suggest a far older head,and this is music that impresses when judged on its own merits. One of many remarkable things about this debut album is that it that theAustrian artist behind it – Anja Plaschg – is only 18. ![]()
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