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THE REVIEW
Mike Patton... ah, what a character, huh? What is he, a genius? Maybe. A madman? Almost certainly yes.
He had already given us a tangible proof of his mental instability with Faith No More, practically an institution of global alternative rock, and what does he come out with in 1998? I'll tell you what, with an avantgarde metal project named Fantomas, which manages to be atypical in a genre, that of avantgarde, which has atypicality as its foundation. Of course, with the definition of avantgarde metal, don't expect to find anything that could even remotely remind you of bands like Arcturus or Maudlin Of The Well; here I would rather talk about a meeting between the more electronic Ulver and something undefined.
But let's get back to the subject of the review, an album dated 2004 that goes by the name of "Delirium Còrdia", a record composed of a single song lasting over an hour (74 minutes and 17 seconds to be precise), which has very little musical about it, let me explain: in the impetus to create something original and that differentiated itself from the general concept of music, good old Mike forgot that an album needs a connecting thread, something that makes us understand that we are dealing with a musical product, here instead we find ourselves in front of a jumble of sounds thrown together randomly, in a chaotic manner, without a minimum of criteria, in which voices (a woman in the midst of an embrace, gothic choirs) and moments in which the classic instruments make their appearance, only to be suffocated by the electronic base, occasionally flounder. Well, what else is there to say, except that the track's closure is entrusted to 17 interminable minutes of silence, broken at regular intervals by a ticking in the background.
This "Delirium Còrdia" I wouldn’t even define as a musical album, I would rather describe it as a whim (annoying for that matter) that this capricious "genius" wanted to indulge in, but let me tell you with all my heart Mr. Patton, no one felt the need.
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Fantômas' 2004 album Delìrium Còrdia is a single 74-minute experimental track by Mike Patton. The review criticizes its chaotic arrangement, lack of musical coherence, and excessive silence, viewing it as more of a frustrating experiment than music. Patton's work here is seen as a capricious whim rather than a meaningful album.Tracklist
Fantômas
Fantômas is an American experimental/avant-garde metal supergroup founded by Mike Patton with Dave Lombardo, Trevor Dunn and Buzz Osborne, known for tightly executed, genre-defying compositions and extreme sound collage.11 Reviews
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By 3poundsoflove
It’s simply impossible, and my retreat to the most banal 'experimental' is nothing but a disguise for the elusiveness of this Delìrium Còrdia.
In the first twenty minutes, it really feels like being trapped in a Lynch or Cronenberg film.
By Jam
The needle rests on the vinyl and the music begins... I’m on a bed, I feel my heart beating, it’s cold, it’s dark, I have to escape, away, far away, faster, faster!!!
Some say it’s a great scam, all special effects and no substance... Others a true masterpiece, innovative, never seen before, pure avant-garde!
By porathian
But when is Patton going to MAKE MUSIC again?
Delìrium Còrdia suffered the same fate; instead proving to be an ambient album that is useless and pretentious.
