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Expo '70- Be Invisble Now! - Self Titled [Boring Machines - 2008]

This two way split brings together two tracks a piece of hypnotic tinged Krautrock from Expo 70 who come from the USA & Be Invisible Now! from Italy. And for a split  release surprisingly this(for most the part) flows rather well as a glorious tripped out whole

First up we have two tracks from Expo 70 with the first being Heir Of Serpents which enters with a wonderful retro  and atmospheric spaced synth loop and build, over time a acoustic guitar strum is added and finally the track adds in a electric guitar seers as it raiser to it’s end. Next is the wonderful titled Seeker of Sonic Auras which starts in with a spaced synth harpsichord like note press tone and over time builds up shifting, buzzing and interlocking layers of atmospheric analogue synth dwell.  

Then we’re onto the Be Invisible Now! tracks; theses are the first two tracks I’ve heard from the project & I must say I’m very impressed by the first track and a little unsure about the second. Firstly we have I Fiori Devono Morire(the Flowers must die) which starts with a dark and purring synth loop and tinkle that rather brought to mind John Carpentor soundtrack meets Krautrock build. As the track progresses and the atmosphere builds tribal like drum runs are introduced which rather brought to mind a more hectic take on Tangerine Dreams Atem. Then we’re onto the last track L'Ultimo Giardino Dietro La Chiesa(Last Garden Behind the Church) which starts off rather strange and haunting with wavering synth feedback textures that soon joined by bastardised Jan Hammer type beat matter. But sadly as the track progresses it just doesn’t seem to settle down or smooth out with band trying to mix hypnotic and glighty together and somehow it does not gel -with it often feeling  like a collection of song bits instead of one satisfying piece.

So the first three tracks are superb and rub along wonderfully together making very satisfying and atmospheric often cosmic  bound series of Kruatrock ‘n’ synth hypnotics. It’s just track four that seems to break the spell and high quality of the other tracks- so much so that I’d advise playing the first three tracks separately and then the forth in a separate sonic situation.

Rating: 3 out of 5Rating: 3 out of 5Rating: 3 out of 5Rating: 3 out of 5Rating: 3 out of 5

Roger Batty
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