WL//WH Review HAUJOBB
On September 20, Dependent Records published the brand-new album “The Machine In The Ghost” by the electronic figureheads of the modern electronic industrial sound, HAUJOBB (Germany). The duo consists of Daniel Myer, one of the most influential personalities of postmodern industrial music, with many contributions to the genre, and primarily known for his works as Architect (with some of the most extravagant electronic music releases in the last 25 years, or so), and Daniel Samardzic, an old wolf electronic, and EBM player, from the ’90s, and also in acts such as Dots & Dashes.
“The Machine In The Ghost” LP contains 10 new tracks, or 10 new adventures if you prefer, and you can think that it is also 10 individual lessons for the electronic music cadets. There are electronic acts that not only evolve the music they work with (and create) but also push it a few steps ahead of its current form. HAUJOBB is definitely among these pioneers, and I see that most of their records offer new blood, new ideas, new sounds, and new approaches to all that is called electro-industrial music.
In this release, HAUJOBB tries again new things and more specifically what sets “The Machine in the Ghost” LP apart is the prominent use of field recordings to create the sounds for this album. It is clear though that everything is upon the industrial field, whether as a calm comment running underneath, or even creating tension, or highlighting the dark side of human nature and the accompanying spread.
The entire album highlights keenly the band’s new narrative with many special surprises. “The Machine In The Ghost” is not simply a “collection of sound things” but rather an evolving musical fact, as you will find in it many of the soundscapes and the shapes that will be assimilated within the current year, and beyond. It is an experience of the band’s artistic and aesthetic evolution, by all means.
Ten tracks that are difficult to choose from because they are all amazing in their own way. Some tracks are perfect for the dancefloor at a club, while others would be great for the dancefloor at your house. And then some other tracks would be perfect for other situations in your everyday life. It all sounds like HAUJOBB are subtly expressing their great confidence in what they are presenting, and what they are dealing with is simply a very important record for this year.
I cannot say anything else, I don’t want to write words that appear artificially larger than the music I’m currently holding. The texts will always fade into the background when certain records start playing, so all attention to “The Machine In The Ghost” LP, please!!!
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Written by Loud Cities’ Mike
