Gordan - Gordan
(Glitterbeat Records)
Out Now
Following up on their 2021
album, When Down In The Meadow, Gordan’s self-titled second album is a sonic
experience filled with pulsating drums and throbbing bass married with some
inventive feedback and electronic effects.
The Serbian/German/Austrian
collective of Svetlana Spajic, Guido Möbius and Andi Stecher have assembled a
collection of minimalist journeys into experimentalism with a haunting, almost
horrifying sound.
Opener, Barabinska being case in
point where Spajic’s vocals are stern and chant-like against a backdrop of
tribal beats and reverberating guitars which can’t fail to draw the listener
in. You do get the feeling that at any point, the album could launch into a
chaotic cavalcade of anarchy but, the temptation is seemingly restrained in
favour of becoming the bastard son of Scott Walker’s 2019 album, Bish Bosch.
The exciting rhythms often
spiral into stunning pieces of controlled pandemonium and the most subdued
track on the album, How A Mountain Fairy Divided The Two Jakšić Brothers still
maintains a feeling of innovation and improvisation whilst retaining a sense of
order and regularity.
It can be hard listening at
times but one can’t avoid admitting that the originality contained in the eight
tracks is truly worthy of repeat visits. The prospect of witnessing Gordan in a
live environment is one that really whets the senses.
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