Review Chain D.L.K.

Sometimes it happens you find some new musicians you never heard before that have something more than the rest, I think Compest fits perfectly in that category. Dark (sometimes not so dark but mystical for sure) electronica mainly based on samples, sounds, and sequncer which Martin Steinbach probably manages to use with a good mastery. The beat of the tracks is pretty squared, probably there's some post-industrial influence, martial beats even if it's not an apocalictic release, it's strange since here and there this german guy gets a bit mistycal...dark and mystical, and probably he prefers to keep the rhythm under a constant control. There's some personal interpretation of dark electronica, he fuse together some odd drones with some sad but relaxing melody. The quality of the sounds he uses is impressively good in comparison to many minimal artists but again what makes the difference is the cocktail he poured out of his shaker. His tracks create an evocative atmosphere that keeps marching maintaing a mid-slow tempo. I've had also the impression there's some middleage atmosphere sometimes, like some of the manimals he used for the layout, but probably that's just an impression.

By Andrea Ferraris