Drukqs
A massive double album of whiplash extremes, alternating between hyper-programmed, abrasive drill 'n' bass and quiet, hauntingly beautiful prepared piano pieces.
A massive double album of whiplash extremes, alternating between hyper-programmed, abrasive drill 'n' bass and quiet, hauntingly beautiful prepared piano pieces.
Violent dualities
A heavy wooden piano lid creaks open, only for the quiet to be shattered by a barrage of metallic, hyper-speed drumbeats. Listening feels like sitting in a dusty room where a clockwork toy has gone violently haywire. One moment you are drifting through cold, lonely classical melodies played on altered strings, and the next, your ears are pelted by jagged shards of digital noise. It is a long, exhausting, and beautiful retreat into private machinery.
Solitude saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.
Upon its release, the album received a divided reception, as some critics warmly praised its intricate electronic production and the quiet grace of its prepared piano pieces. Conversely, other reviewers faulted the record's daunting length and disjointed pacing, finding the abrupt shifts between abrasive, rapid rhythms and serene minimalism to be frustratingly inconsistent.
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