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H.S.T.A.
Electronic · 2009 · 8 tracks · 37m

H.S.T.A.

Das Ding

Gritty, skeletal electro recorded with a cold-war aesthetic. Analog synths and primitive drum machines create a claustrophobic, late-night sci-fi atmosphere.

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It sounds like a robot trying to write a lullaby in a cold basement.

A cold, mechanical isolation that feels strangely intimate and nostalgic.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 37m
01
Reassurance Ritual
3:43
02
H.S.T.A.
3:27
03
Inter Caetera
3:59
04
Take Me Away
7:15
05
A Dark Place
4:10
06
Triffid Farm
5:19
07
Kindheitsmuster
3:24
08
Makimono
5:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, circular synth lead on the title track that feels like a mechanical heartbeat.
The seven-minute slow burn of Take Me Away where the percussion gradually dissolves into a wash of analog noise.
The eerie, high-pitched oscillator drift that opens A Dark Place, sounding like a radio signal from a dead satellite.
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