Aorta
Allerseelen : Flamme (Ö,200?)*°°
The title of this album is “flames”, and refers to the “flames of inspiration” which derived mostly from literature, with texts the German Friedrich Bernard Marvy (a solar ritual from “die drei Schwäne” called “das Erwachen im Walde”), from the Rumanian writer Simion Lefter, the German writer Friedrich Hölderlin (“Hyperion”), a hymn by Ricarda Huch, a poem by the Andalusian Juan Ramon Jimenez (from “Fuego y Sentimento”), the German warrior Herybert Menzel, and the filosopher/writer Friendrich Nietzsche (“Also sprach Zarathustra”), as well as a song from the wave group DAF (or Deutsche Amerikanische Freundschaft : “Als wärs das letzte Mal”). The cover is based upon a Man Ray photograph. Translations in English are provided in the booklet.
The music is meant to accompany the literature, mostly expressed by spoken word, with theme-loops on guitar (1), and always rhythmical, almost gothic-industrial, melodically never too complex (keyboards, guitars, electronic rhythms,..). Track 2 for instance is a different version of the first track, and sounds like a ritual folk hymn (acoustic guitars, colourful rhythms, overtone keyboard loop, and shouting voice). Here and there are used also chamber (cello,..) and neo-classical loops. “Sturmlied” is suddenly different, using a more harsh pop rhythm on guitar, semi-flamenco pop, a track which I personally like much less. But considering a few other rhythmic fragments elsewhere, dark and industrial, sometimes danceable I understand what it’s doing here. The album for the largest part fits less with the acid and even the neo-folk on this webpage, but directs a bit more towards the industrial/gothic territories.
