Alchemy Of The 20th Century - Liquid Metal

Stepping away from the power electronics of Grunt, Mikko Aspa recorded only a few items under this name. The first side starts with some churning, clean low-end that slowly shifts throughout the piece. On top of this are some otherworldly rattles, evoking an eerie death industrial soundscape. Cleaner, lighter tones are introduced near the end, bringing to mind a brighter grey in the inky pools of ebon. The second side is full of echoing bass drifts like the coldest, darkest Finnish winter. This is a landscape where only the strong survive and the weak are left on the frozen swamps to perish of the cold and loneliness.