SISTRENATUS

"Division One"

Cold Spring - 2007

CD

Sistrenatus, a new presence in the industrial underworld, spreading menacing hybrids of dark ambient and marching machinery noises, debuted two years ago with a self-produced mini-CDr. Its long-awaited full-length sees finally the light under the name "Division One" and sporting the banners of Cold Spring. The cover artwork is brown / grey and foggy, suggesting the idea of cement, iron and dust, perfectly coping with the music.

For those not yet familiar with the distinctive sound of this elusive Canadian project, you have to imagine to be led through blood-soaked battlefields, where unidentified armies are fighting to the last breath an endless and hopeless war, or travel through nuclearized cities, where a thick radioactive fog makes it difficult to distinguish what's around, and sinister noises and presences are your only company. Nine uneasy, unsettling and untitled tracks compose this fascinating post-atomic and post-human scenery of metal thuds, slamming iron gates, sudden explosions, intercepted radio frequencies, razor-sharp synths.

"Division One" doesn't betray the expectations created by the CDr, on the contrary it boosts Sistrenatus' sound with an excellent and powerful production, as well as a wide variety of original sounds and atmospheres. Extremely recommended, especially if you are fed up with a scene overcrowded by the same old dark ambient soup and sloppy noise craftsmen.

- Simon V.

Website: http://www.sistrenatus.com

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/54212349

Related articles:

SISTRENATUS - Sensitive Distrubance - Cold Spring CD

SISTRENATUS - Sistrenatus - self-produced CDr