Deathprod
Morals And Dogma

THE REVIEW

Helge Sten, aka Deathprod, born in 1971, Norwegian. Member and founder of Supersilent, producer of Motorpsycho. A quiet guy. He started tinkering with synthesizers and reverbs in 1991, collaborating in the recordings and live performances of his friends and fellow townspeople MP in their early productions (see under "Demon Box").

The album in question (the latest by Deathprod), released in 2004 by Rune Grammofon, is one of the darkest and most destabilizing ambient albums I have ever had the opportunity to listen to. It is not easy to describe an experimental record like this: the sensations it provokes go beyond the five sensory spheres that Nature has gifted us. It may seem cliché to compare listening to it to a journey, but it is the image that best fits this experience.

It begins with the slow and nuanced prelude of "Tron", which transforms into a roaring Nordic storm unleashed by the icy Norwegian blizzard. The sound saturates beyond belief, as if the storm were pouring directly into the eardrums of the listener. Then we traverse a land of ephemeral lights and wails with the distressing "Dead People's Things". Choruses of lost souls and disturbing sounds fill a pitch-black afterlife. The light returns with "Orgone Donor", a solemn organ unleashing a powerful, almost ecstatic energy. The journey ends in a cloud chamber, "Cloudchamber" actually, and all the sound compresses and then releases. Echoes, buzzes, undertows: a drone festival in a telephone booth.

"Morals And Dogma" is a very difficult album to assimilate. Highly not recommended for those who prefer distracted and carefree listening. Highly recommended for those who want to look deep into an abyss and get lost for about 45 minutes.