“Structures and Light” es el álbum debut del
artista de Belfast Group Zero aka
Cathal Cully. Sus influencias musicales son una mezcla entre las actuales
propuestas musicales de sellos como LIES, Diagonal, Optimo Music,
Blackest Ever Black y PAN y también de
grupos seminales de mediados de los ’70 y principios de los ’80 como Cluster,
Suicide, Malaria!, el proto-techno de la era previa al club y también hay
guiños a la electronic body music.
Este álbum viene se
interés después de haber visto la “Estructura de la Luz” del pintor y escultor
alemán Heinz Mack, co-fundador del influyente movimiento de arte ZERO de
mediados de los ’60.
En “The Fantasist”
me vienen a la mente
grupos como Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark por sus secuencias
rítmicas y la líneas oscuras del sintetizador.
En “Pursuit” y en “Love and the Present” se
aprecian un exquisito synth-pop a lo Eyeless In Gaza con sus guitarras cristalinas
y en “I Dream Unwired” veo referencias a Carter & Tutti y su techno de 4/4.
“Zero Symphony” que cierra este álbum tiene
la fuerza de riff de guitarra y los beats motorik del sintetizador que ponen un
punto alto en este disco.
http://touchsensitiverecords.com,
https://soundcloud.com/touchsensitiverecords/group-zero-the-pummelling-repetition-inside
Guillermo Escudero
Abril 2017
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"Structures and Light" is the debut
album of Belfast artist Group Zero's aka Cathal Cully. His musical influences
are a mix of current musical proposals of labels such as LIES, Diagonal, Optimo
Music, Blackest Ever Black and PAN, mid 70s and early 80s seminal bands in the
likes of Cluster, Suicide, Malaria!, proto-techno before club music and there
are also winks to electronic body music.
Cully’s interest for the making of this album
is after having seen the "Structure and Light" by German painter and
sculptor Heinz Mack, co-founder of the influential ZERO art movement of the
mid-1960s.
On "The Fantasist" comes to mind
groups like Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark for their rhythmic sequencies and dark
synthesizer lines.
"Pursuit" and "Love and the
Present" both are fine synth-pop like Eyeless In Gaza with its crystalline
guitars and on "I Dream Unwired" I see references to Carter &
Tutti and its 4/4 techno beats.
“Zero Symphony” that close the album has the
power of guitar riffs and motorik synth beats which put a high point on this
record.
http://touchsensitiverecords.com,
https://soundcloud.com/touchsensitiverecords/group-zero-the-pummelling-repetition-inside
Guillermo Escudero
April 2017
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