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Track Listings
| 1. Sifted Gold |
| 2. Sundowner |
| 3. Chernobyl |
| 4. Raw Deal |
| 5. Sub Serious |
| 6. Land Disasters |
| 7. Icke's Struggle |
| 8. F-----s |
| 9. What You Know |
| 10. Weakling Flier |
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Originality is not the name of the game here - many a comer to this set will note, easily, Power's influences in shaping this immersive soundworld. But the box-ticking nature of its genesis takes nothing away from the effect felt - at times, this is a bracingly beautiful experience, up there with the best of its kind; and when it's by the book, Blanck Mass still clasps the heart and squeezes lightly, encouraging its audience to find meaning in its slow-moving shades and undulating tones, to relate these pieces to experiences significant to the individual. There's nothing cataclysmic about the track Chernobyl here; rather, it drifts like a sand dune seen from space, retaining its shape as it shimmies across a cerebral landscape of the listener's own design, as gorgeous in its simplicity as it is striking of structure compared to the fare Power has become known for. When the static does descend, it's backed by swathes of church organ-sized synth washes - so Land Disasters isn't a slab of distortion, but a heavenly call for archaic machines the world over to bleep their last and join the Magnavox Odyssey and Atari 2600 in the great garage sale in the sky.
Inevitably, one has to be in the right (relaxed, or ready to become) frame of mind to get the most out of Blanck Mass - unlike either of F*** Buttons' albums to date, there's nothing here even the bravest DJ would drop into a floor-filling set. It's the comedown after Power's other lot are done with their sensory assault, a perfect after-hours accompaniment for contemplation and restoration
--Mike Diver
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`Blanck Mass' is a heavy, shimmering and orchestral work defined by manipulated field recordings, warm analogue synth, heavy sub and deep drone.
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There are momentary suggestions of musical motifs reminiscent of 'Okay, Let's Talk About Magic' and 'The Lisbon Maru' but the overwhelming immersion of the Eno-esq dream-scape makes for a listening experience fluid like gliding across a desert (yes, the Prophecy Theme from Dune but slightly heavier).
This album will be played to death this summer as I get to painting and drawing.
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