Category: Gschmidt

Gschmidt – Time Tolled EP {mtk134}

Artist: Gschmidt
Title: Time Tolled EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk134
Release Date: 2004/08/09

Some of the releasers on Monotonik are more mysterious than others. But we quite enjoy it when the more shadowy ones turn up, slip us a gorgeous piece of music, and then slink away into the ether again. All we know about Gschmidt is that he might be named after a mathematic process, his previous ‘Nibiru Coming’ release precis-ed rogue planet paranoia excellently, and this new ‘Time Tolled EP’ is a wonderful journey through some kind of wilfully odd, strangely beautiful soundscape. But if we get the musical goods, then zero disclosure is good by us.

Thus, this time, ‘Rise’ blossoms beautifully into a languid, almost indescribable melange of live and synthesized instruments, before ‘Shine’ bridges the gap into the alien vocals and Teutonic authority of ‘Holiday’. From there on out, the title track is an informed drift through the further reaches of the space time continuum, before ‘Remember December’ rises into almost transcendent Mercury Rev territory, vocals and brass and crazily beautiful codas in full effect.

Credits:
cover by Vimster

Tracklist:
01 – Rise
02 – Shine
03 – Holiday
04 – Time Tolled
05 – Remember December

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0)

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Gschmidt – Nibiru Coming EP {mtk122}

Artist: Gschmidt
Title: Nibiru Coming EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk122
Release Date: 2003/12/17

We like receiving new tracks from new artists out of the blue, and previously Berlin and Chicagobased Gschmidt is another of those happy surprises. Based on some wonderfully eerie conspiracy theories involving rogue planets stalking the Earth, ‘Nibiru Coming’ is a complex web of indietronic melodies worth becoming entwined in.

The lead track, ‘Head For The Hills’, starts with some serene synthplay before delving into a complex melding of live instruments, driving percussion, and carefully contained panic. Next up, ‘Roz8’ delves fully into the cleverly orchestrated paranoia, with ‘Alientanz’ finishing things up by revealing the full extent of the horror that Planet X will inevitably bring to the Earth. We like it when evil planets invade if these are the kind of tunes they bring with them.

Credits:
cover by Eduardo Sousa

Tracklist:
01 – Head For The Hills
02 – Roz8
03 – Alientanz

Artwork:
Front Cover

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License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

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