专辑简介

Lard Free专辑介绍：by Rolf Semprebon With yet another cast of characters, Gilbert Artman moves even further into the electronic outer space rock zone of I'm Around About Midnight on this third Lard Free effort. With only two pieces, "Spirale Malax" and the three- or four-part "Synthetic Seasons," III is an even more ambitious effort than the earlier Lard Free releases, and it is also the most fully realized and focused of the albums. The 17-minute "Spirale Malax" is an intense piece with a complex weave of synths, drums, guitars, and clarinet, spiraling outward into noisy cosmic Krautrock territory. The keyboards dominate, as different repeated riffs and patterns slowly emerge and develop and constantly change as new elements are added on top. Before one even realizes it, the drums are clattering in the background as the whole thing continues to develop. Halfway through the drums begin to pound more wildly and a strange guitar solo rips loose from the keyboard squiggles of sound, and the piece continues to transform. "Synthetic Seasons" begins with droning keyboards and slow but thunderous drums, and then each section glides into a different space rock instrumental, with lots of electronics at the fringes to tie them together. Part 1.2 has a lively drum rhythm and droning guitar and keyboard while Part 2 goes into dreamier realms with its tinkle piano notes and clarinet moans, while the more down-to-earth Part 3 rounds off the album. Incredible stuff throughout, III is Lard Free's masterpiece.