Ka-Spel, Edward: Dream Logik Part One

From the disturbing artwork preserved in a handsome book-like digipak, minimalist effects, creepy dialogue, rhythmic industrial and electronic noises, and atonal synth sounds that characterize Dream Logik Part One, it's clear that Legendary Pink Dot Edward Ka-Spel has once again fused together his twenty-somethingth album of twisted, tormented and tedious sonic experimentation. It's a pure solo record, with Ka-Spel handling everything from all instrumentation to "found sound." But just how listenable this collection of nine aurally manipulated songs is remains open to debate —although, with a running time of 56 minutes, the record gradually becomes hypnotic.

If this music represents the kind of logic that runs through Ka-Spel's dreams — the voice in "Laughing Gas," for example, sounds like a mentally challenged, all-grown-up version of E.T. — imagine the dementia that pervades his nightmares.

Track Listing
1) Threshold
2) Harvester
3) Good Life
4) Backyard
5) And the Stars
6) The 9 o'clock Train to Oblivion
7) Laughing Gas
8) Doughnut
9) Revolution 834

Added: September 26th 2007
Reviewer: Michael Popke
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Related Link: The Legendary Pink Dots/Edward Ka-Spel
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Language: english

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