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"Dry, laconic deep-sound/hi-hat combinations set the beat, interspersed with intermittent calculated breaks. Baselines in the narrow sense are few and far between, and the low frequency spectrum is -- with a few exceptions -- covered by sounds that are more punctuated than anything else. In one sense this lends the album a minimalist and accidental type of harmony, but, on the other hand, it also adds a percussive touch to the sound. It goes without saying that the rhythms are reduced und mathematical: the drive, however, is created by the many background micro-loops and delays that mark the album, often with high frequency trills, whirrs and clicks, allowing a smooth transition from one track to the next. Most of the track titles originate from what is perhaps the most apparent aspect of Gold: the short, accentuated morsels of language -- often containing just one syllable, for example 'blue', 'two' or 'weiss'. This style was last evident on Komet´s first release Saat (1996) and lends Gold a kind of popular touch. And yet, amidst all the arithmetic and calculation there is still room for the accidentals, and the very fabric of the multi-layer delays und loops results overall in a nice, relaxed flow. Gold is Komet's -- aka Frank Bretschneider -- eighth album."
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