Nocturne - Verse Le Vide (CD, Mille Rekords / Final Muzik)
Sixth album of this French
one-man-project, released in 2009. Bought it after a great live show in
Prague, but the CD doesn't keep the promise of the live experience. Dark
Ambient in a more "Norwegian style": classical, sometimes martial
structures, but all very queasy, as if you hear the sound from far away
or through walls.
The music itself is very "low", free of any ups and downs and
so mostly boring me, choking, breathtaking in a negative way. This sound
mostly makes me numb and only the short piano phrases and some Edith Piaf
samples keep me alive. Even the interesting samples do not help me out.
I'm sure Nocturne can do more interesting stuff, but this CD is - in my
sight - completely out of tune. No clear sound and no dynamics, that's
to less.
