Sylmalm – the person behind the name Sylvgheist Maëlström (contrary to any speculation, the musician comes from France) – places his project in the space ranging from Neubauten to Orphx. The rich electroid texture of his pieces includes repetitive beats, rhythmic noise, techno-like glitches and clicks, as well as echoes of experimental IDM. He can put you in a trance and then break the rhythm and break the thread. Sylvgheist Maëlström means literally the lethal element of nature. Music is to be a reflection of the uncontrolled power of nature, which regains its control over a world dominated by civilisation. Sylvgheist Maëlström’s spacious compositions attract the listener’s attention to locations of disasters such as Bhopal and Chernobyl, as well as spaces of extreme exploitation of man and nature such as the post-gulag Norilsk above the Arctic Circle. The artist’s latest productions came into being as a result of a strong collaboration with Synapscape’s Philipp Münich. It’s a treat for fans of the classic Iszoloscope, Imminent Starvation, and Asche – music released by labels such as Ant-Zen or Hands Productions. [ws]
SYLVGHEIST MAËLSTRÖM (F)
