TUNNELS OF AH - 'Charnel Transmissions'



CSR256CD (8 June 2018)
CD in digipak
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'Charnel Transmissions' is the fourth TUNNELS OF ĀH release and once more the TOĀH sound is taken into ever more oblique regions.

Inspired by the 'chime and gong stations' recordings of the Cold War era, 'Charnel Transmissions' sets out to evoke rather than recreate the alienated spirit(s) of those recordings. With the ritual percussion of Francis P. weaving throughout the album alongside cracked electronics, 'Charnel Transmissions' is a disquieting spiral into an ashen world of 'mythostatic psychopomp' where this world is transformed into a charnel ground of gods, ghosts and jackals.

Crumbling drones, splintered bursts of noise and buried voices make 'Charnel Transmissions' unconventional and non-linear, much like those charnel dwellers who seek out the lowest to attain the highest. For lovers of ceremonial sounds and dark places.

Track listing:

1. Homage To The Landfill Dogs (11:01)
2. Stations Of The Skin-Bag (9:46)
3. Kosmiglot (8:54)
4. Here Is The Heap (8:05)
5. Fissuring – Genesis – Great – Power (10:37)

Reviews:

"Charnel Transmissions could easily be regarded as Tunnels of ĀH's (trans)mission of dead souls. Informed by intuition, meaning and intent, a hallmark and common denominator found within much of the great music produced by Coil, Death In June and Current 93 right up to Cyclobe, it is why I consider Tunnels of ĀH one of the key exponents of ritualised sounds today. ... It's a vital release, and especially to those who has found solace in the early ritual works of Current 93 and Coil... Great stuff" (Compulsion Online)

"Whatever the concept and/or inspiration, Tunnels Of Āh is always transforming ideas into pure sonic mayhem... a new atypical exposure of industrial darkness constructed with sonic collages and a real fascination to decompose and recompose sounds and noises. The albums from this artist never repeat themselves although they remain characterized by an explicit approach, which I think always is the mark of great composers". (Side-Line)

"Broken medical equipment gives off distorted feedback signals that suddenly fold back into guttural gushes of rumbling. We slide onto our feet and stumble into into a passage way that opens up into a morgue with broken fluorescent lighting and the stench of death all around... Even though my description may suggest otherwise, the sound of the record overall isn't very harsh or punishing, but pleasantly saturated... dystopian" (Vital Weekly)

"Distorted noise walls crumble and processed voices haunt these tracks... The feel on Charnel Transmissions is one of melancholy and alienation. Alone in an unknown landscape, you are haunted by scattered vocalizations and ancient machines operating according to obscure mechanisms. And when you can make out the words of the disembodied voices, they only add to your growing trepidation. This is an unclassifiable and compelling release." (Avant Music News)

"Una audición absolutamente nítida donde la obscuridad ambiental ha quedado configurada en sus niveles sonoros perfectos, realzando aún más el fértil talento musical de Stephen Ah Burroughs que le ha llevado a convertirse en la actualidad en uno de los aurifex industriales más importantes dentro de la escena musical underground... en grabaciones convertidas en auténticas ceremonias sonoras industriales y en temas de culto... espectacular e impactante álbum de Tunnels Of Ah presentándonos este inagotable torrente sonoro industrial cargado de abandono existencial y de irreparable perdición de lo vital. ¡¡¡Disfrútenlo!!!"  (Lux Atenea)

"Une exploration: cosmos, profondeurs, choisissez votre camp... pour ce projet versant dans une forme de quête spirituelle, Charnel Transmissions déroule un tapis sonore sourcé à l’electroacoustique, trouble et dont le flux ne s’inscrit pas dans un rituel codifié... C’est la force des musiques ambiantes : certains communiqueront avec des esprits disparus, d’autres auront l’impression de partir en orbite... Le bruitisme mis en œuvre connaît certainement une apogée stylistique via l’ultime développement... C’est une expérience (intérieure) à vivre." (Obskure Mag)