Straight Panic/ Dosis Letalis – Rooted In Slavery –
Cassette/Download – 2019 – Danvers State Recordings.
I’ve been a Straight Panic appreciator for a while now,
it is time to start exploring the massive discography of this New Orleans based
project that has been active since around 2014.
A slow beat is punctuated by noise and dream like drones,
samples discuss slavery’s history and definitions, the levels of noise and
drone shift around this. As the beat increases, the anxiety of the work
intensifies - 13th Amendment serves as an ominous introduction to
Rooted in Slavery.
The nastier side of Straight Panic appears for
Industrial Plantation; the electronics are sharper, more cut into and the
levels of urgency are massive. The vocal is trebly and cutting; as it builds
the warbled rage kicks off bigtime – this is distorted and sharpened as it
progresses, this cuts into the repetition of the rhythm and noises. The sound
shifts and changes once the vocal has ended, this pulsates and eventually
breaks down for samples to play out and do their work.
Samples and cut up, warbling noise work against each
other. The slavery of prisoners as Fire Fighters is emphasized through documentary/news
samples as the noise pulsates whilst radiating fear and panic. I have seen a
lot of projects allow noise and news commentary to play off each other for long
periods of time as if to present a picture of society at that time; it never stops
being exciting and powerful.
Serbian project Dosis Letalis uses a sharp, trebly wall
for Modern Day Slaves (Prison State), it’s sharpness of sound and repetition ties
in with the Straight Panic tracks. As a wall, it has a consistent distorted
blast of bass noise, but the sharp warbled noise works against this well,
sounding like an electrical fault cutting across the entire sound. The few
elements that are obvious and its rigidity make for a straight down the line,
effective wall.
This is a strong split that serves as impressive social
commentary on todays methods of modern slavery via the American Prison System and
asking wider questions. The Straight Panic side of this recording is solid and
Dosis Letalis demonstrates an impressive wall of sonic abuse, both works
interlink well, making for an excellent album.
Nevis Kretini 2020.
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