john kannenberg – gelidus (retinascan)

here we have a new piece of music from the owner of one of the most established and quality net labels for experimental and above all microsound music. www.stasisfield.com. it’s john kannenberg that’s running this net art space, releasing quality music. this time the outlet for his new release is the german label retinascan and it’s called geldius. geldius is an album that consists of six parts and presents a six-part sonic interpretation of severe cold. his intention to show the concept of cold through sound is captured. long static noise bits mixed into the whole release assuredly capture and show the freezing effect. in case you’re exposed to real freeze, while listening to this polar soundtrack, the more complete your experience will be. the second part part 02 is an eleven minute sound-cold that freezes the space around you evolving slowly into the full length of its existence, taking the temperature far below the zero. balanced by sound, this album beside the quiet parts at moments, is mostly in accordance with its sensibility. the very fact that it’s all about manipulated field recordings intensifies the actual feeling of cold. the out standing design of the artist and designer john kannenberg contains photos of cold places where additionally the temperature of those places is indicated with the time of their taking. placed in a dvd pack, the cover is filled with digital photos created from the author that contribute to the frosty transparent look of the entire release.