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NECROPHORUS: Gathering Composed Thoughts Release Year: 2000 Format: CD Tracklist: 1: Yoga - part 1 09:50 Total Length: 73:45 General facts: Necrophorus is one of many project of Peter Andersson who is mostly recognised for his works in raison d'être as well as a multitude of other projects like Bocksholm, Stratvm Terror and Grismannen (for a full overview of Peter's projects, click here to go Peter's own page). Necrophorus started in 1991 as a companion to raison d'être and according to Peter himself, it is the one of his many projects which is closest to raison d'être in sound. Yet the sound of Necrophorus is lighter and more sensitive than raison d'être's desolate Dark Ambient sound and the instrumentation is also more relaxed and synthesised. Gathering Composed Thoughts is a collection CD somewhat similar raison d'être's Collective Archives; it contains old tracks (all created between 1991 and 1996) that are otherwise hard to obtain these days. For example; the two tracks from the Yoga 10", limited to just 315 copies are featured here. There are also two compilation tracks, two tracks from an old tape as well as five previously unreleased tracks. In a way, Gathering Composed Thoughts could be looked upon as an introduction to Necrophorus but it also functions as an overview on the project's evolution during its first six years of existence. Review: If there is one person in the Industrial or Dark Ambient scene of today that can be excused for putting out old material on CD with a new package, then it is definitely Peter Andersson. His old material hasn't always been easy to obtain for younger listeners since many of his older tracks ended up on tapes, compilations, limited releases or didn't end up anywhere at all except for in the hands of Peter himself and perhaps tape traders, boot-leggers and friends. This CD is as much an insight in the history of Necrophorus as it is an insight in the early days of the musician who later bestowed upon us; the splendid The Empty Hollow Unfolds to haunt us in our late hours. Gathering Composed Thoughts shows that whatever evolution it was that established Peter Andersson as one of the most interesting Dark Ambient composers of today, it must surely have been a very rich one. When I say this, it could of course be interpreted as an opinion stating that this material lacks the class of Peter's more recent works but I want to point out that even though Peter definitely has become more skilled at what he's doing, he didn't lack enough ideas to create interesting music in the first half of the last decade. There are several beautiful, often quite sad tunes on this CD that may not be as deep and sophisticated as raison d'être but still they are very moving. They have a lighter charm and if raison d'être is music to best enjoy during the night, I think Necrophorus is best enjoyed during a cloudy day. The songs collected here have been placed in chronological order. There is one exception though which is the first part of the Yoga picture 10" which was created in 1995 yet still it opens up this CD. The two Yoga tracks can be described as some kind of minimal Dark Ambient accompanied by various sampled sounds by the very same pet that ended up on the picture of the 10", namely Peter's dog Ronja. The following 2 tracks are also more in an ambient fashion and I'm especially fond of the track Sophysis - alteration. It has a slight New-Age approach that reminds me of how raison d'être sounded on Enthralled by the Wind of Loneliness. A very atmospheric track it is, especially towards the end. This track is followed by a number of more melodic tracks, many of them being very beautiful. I especially like Water from Arcane Delight and Soporific. They sort of remind me of the fairytales I once heard when I was a child, tales that didn't always have a happy ending and perhaps it is the mournful, yet slightly naive sound of these tracks that brings up these distant memories. It's interesting to see that not totally unlike raison d'être, the sound of Necrophorus evolved from a more melodic to a more Dark Ambient sound in the end (though Necrophorus may sound a bit more minimalistic than raison d'être's more "viscous" Industrial Dark Ambient sound). I'm not sure how Necrophorus sound today though so I don't dare to say if this evolution continued. Nevertheless, I think this is a CD which is worth every penny and a must for newer fans of Peter's music that have not yet checked out Necrophorus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Click here to go to Peter Andersson's homepage - Click here to contact Peter Andersson |
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