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Noise at it's most beautiful state!

Lance Uppercut | Upstate NY | 09/08/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Otomo Yoshihide's album "Anode" is an album I can listen to all the way through. From the opening 10 plus minute track to the final track which is almost 16 minutes, I was hooked.

Anode 1 is a very exhilarating track, so much noise from the 12 performers is created. The drums are insane throughout the whole 10 minutes. Following this musical madness will have you break a sweat in no time. Your ears will take a beating!

Anode 2 is very relaxing and minimal. There is no real theme of this piece but it's still very enjoyable and peaceful to the ear after the first track's savage attack on your ears.

Anode 3 has a lot of droning feedback and electronic noises but still stays as minimal as "Anode 2." It's a very good track.

Anode 1 Variation is just as complex as Anode 1 but it's a little bit easier on the ears. The non-stop drum attack is what really gets me.

All and all, Otomo Yoshihide's "Anode" is a great free noise album. I highly recommend it to all you noise fans!



Keep beating your ear drums!



-L.U."