Bad Sector is becoming awfully prolific. Of his recent material, oneitem I've enjoyed greatly is the "Bad Box" - which isn't actually new -but rather a reissue of an older album, "Polonoid," and an extra CD-Rwith two great songs on it. (Sadly, the box is now sold out, butPolonoid is available by itself, so if you've never heard of Bad Sectorbefore, snag the un-boxed version.)Let's get off on the right foot: this album fucking rules. Bad Sectorhave existed since 1993 but only recently has he gotten the press hedeserves. Part of what makes him so good is the fact that his music ispretty much unlike any other: it's noisy, it's ambient, it's amazinglyemotional, and it's amazingly creepy. All at once. It's like Farmer'sManual meets Anenzephalia meets Autechre's "VLetrmx21."
"Polonoid" is a prime example of his work. Originally released as avery limited CD-R on Germany's Vuz Records, it is now more widelyavailable (yay!), and features all his trademarks: shifting walls offeedback, droning, melancholy synthesizers, and bizarre cut-up voicerecordings. Sometimes, as on "Open Universe," the music resembles powerelectronics in sheer intensity or volume, and yet it retains melody anda certain digital aspect that other music of this nature lacks thatreally sets it apart.
In summary: Bad Sector is amazing. To quote the artist himself, hismusic is "deeply emotional dark ambient noise," and he is really damngood at what he does. Don't miss out.
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