Without Control by Letzte Ausfahrt Leben
Letzte Ausfahrt Leben, female-powered act from Germany, presents her sophomore album for Raumklang – and it comes as quite a surprise: The musical scope is much extended, successfully fusing the repetitive rhythm noise of her well-received debut with a wealth of ambience, downbeats and subtly nuanced composition. Female artists are regrettably a rare occurrence in hard rhythmic music, but Nina has established herself in the scene properly as a devoted producer, promoting herself and friends via her own netlabel. In 2014 her Raumklang debut “Mirrage” (and the accompanying remix album) propelled her into the spotlight and got her a number of live bookings as well.
On “Without Control” slow, crackling rhythms seething with distortion like venomous serpents meet dark cinematic atmospheres for a unique interpretation of the rhythm noise genre. It all has a very personal handwriting, a distinct female subtlety. Nina uses prominent sounds to brand her tracks: Organic, ritual downbeats on “From the Inside”, oriental sounds on “Fragment” and “Desert Flower” and plaintive strings on the Enigma-tic “Obsession”, interacting smoothly with the coarseness of “Burn Out” or “Monotonie”. Abrasive, mechanical beats dominate the title track or “Déjà vu Effect”, a brisk crossover of industrial and doomcore.
“Without Control” is one of those rare albums that manage to draw from a variety of influences but combine those into a coherent, immersive listening experience. It constantly oscillates between the enjoyable and the unsettling, and remains enthralling throughout!
catalog:
raum-cd-23
raum-net-57
Tracklist
| 1. | From The Inside | 4:34 |
| 2. | Belief | 5:34 |
| 3. | Fragment | 5:09 |
| 4. | Burn Out | 2:39 |
| 5. | Monotonie | 4:20 |
| 6. | Desert Flower | 5:29 |
| 7. | Without Control | 5:31 |
| 8. | Obsession | 5:41 |
| 9. | Deja Vu Effect | 6:32 |
| 10. | I Am Empty | 4:59 |
Credits
written, recorded and produced by Nina Heibling
mixed by Nina Heibling
mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios
artwork & layout by Dirk Geiger
License
All rights reserved.Tags
The record label RAUMKLANG MUSIC was founded in 2003 and is specialized in electronic music. Since the birth of Raumklang Music, they have released many successful albums. Artists like klangstabil or Patenbrigade Wolff had released tracks on Raumklang Music. 2009 a new chapter in the history of the publishing house was written. They turn their chief focus now on idm, industrial and electronica.