Haare – Brain – CD – Aussaat – Aussaat 11 – 2020.
Destroy fascism, love forever.
Since forming in 2009, Haare has released many recordings on
a variety of labels including Matching Head, Freak Animal and Heavy Meditation.
It is the project of IIkka Vekka. I saw Haare live at the last United Forces ofIndustrial festival in London a few years ago, the performance was
confrontational and intense; I liked it a lot. Described as going ‘headfirst
into the primordial psyche, the mind below the mind’, Brain is released on
Aussaat this week.
This album is very different to what I heard when I saw
Haare live years ago. I know Vekka utilises a guitar a lot in his live
performances, in contrast this feels a lot wider than that in sound. Perhaps it
is all sourced from guitar, it is hard to tell as the sonic language is wide. I
feel it is very layered and shifting in its sound as it moves along, yet all the
works tie in together well. Things can go quiet, were there are small
interactions of sounds that build space into the work. Pulsating, psychedelic landscapes
are slowly formed within this space. The use of psychedelic sounds encourages
you to go into the music or let it go deep within your psyche. As the sound is
woven of different noises, it intensifies and builds and huge resonating soundscapes
are formed. Brain is very effective and well delivered.
I’ve played this album a few times since receiving it today,
I really rate it and encourage you to buy a copy from either of the links above.
Brain has served as an excellent intro to the recorded work of Haare. One of
2020’s best releases so far.
Nevis Kretini 2020.
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