Norbert Möslang
lat_nc CD 1549 Norbert Möslang - cracked everyday-elec, processed recorded at Zack Studio St.Gallen march 2002, cover: Alex Hanimann released 1.4.2004 
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«All compositions do very well in establishing a captivating narrative that reveal an eye for detail and an immaculate sense fornarration, yet at the same time all pieces succeed in retaining a sense oflooseness and spontaneity. The pieces are dynamic and developments takeplace very gradually, as if each composition were a microcosm finding itsown refrain over the course of its duration. That, including theoriginality of the vocabulary deployed on this release make this anextremely worthwhile and interesting addition to any microsounder'scollection.» «Swiss architects are after all notorious for their attention to detail, and lat_nc_ is a veritable Tate Modern of an album, a huge imposing post-industrial space reconfigured into a vibrant artistic experience on the micro as well as macro level. It deserves to be just as popular.» «Mit grosser Liebe zum Detail werden hier Klanggestalten herausgeschält und zum Leben erweckt. sorgfältig strukturiert und in bizarre Form gebracht. Nichts scheint dem Zufall überlassen; erhebliche Dynamikverläufe vom leisen Knistern bis zum heftigen Poltern, scharfes isoliertes Knacken und diffuse, im akustischen Hintergrund aufscheinende Flächen sind klar und trotzdem überraschend organisiert.» «Norbert Möslang is best known as half of the groundbreaking electronics duo Voice Crack (along with Andy Guhl). On lat_nc, Möslang's first-ever solo disc, he shows that he possesses his own voice on "cracked everyday electronics" …While some will no doubt long for the huge sonic constructions of Voice Crack, I actually appreciate the aesthetic shifts on this solo recording. » «After decades working and recording with Andy Guhl as the duo Voice Crack, Norbert Möslang offers here his first entirely solo CD. And, surprisingly, the music is denser and more dynamic than most of the duo's output from the previous five or six years.» «But - contrarily to the boring essays of most "literate" electronic composers - this record is like a living organism under microscopic observation, revealing strange behaviors under stimulation and bringing out reactions from apparently hidden corners of its structure. Refreshingly intelligent, this artifact is proof of Norbert's incessant curiosity and of his will to avoid refrains and repetition at any cost.»
in the best records of 2004, outer limits, The Wire |
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