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VIOLENT SHOGUN - Breath and Steam

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: SATATUHATTA Release Year: 2022 Note: the main project of REMI DAZET, a very active newcomer from the Finnish noise scene (who is also behind HATTIFNATTAR), another discovery on the excellent "new genre-free noise" label STATUHATTA from Finland...- *Sound palette on ’Breath and Steam’ is hard to describe with usual genre definitions like "harsh noise" or "industrial", as the overall atmosphere is very unique... * - silent & mysterious passages play a big role here.. - comes wth silkscreen cover plus insert Price (incl. 19% VAT): €13.00 More Info Breath and Steam’ is the latest CD album by Rémi Dazet, the mastermind behind Violent Shogun. He's been active lately also with other projects like Hattifnattar, Cryptofascisme and Mold, which are swimming in the similar experimental noisy waters. All those projects stand on their own feet, and the releases have been well thought out and nothing less than brilliant. Nevertheless, Violent Shogun can be seen as his main project, and it's always exciting to see which directions the sound is progressing to next. Sound palette on ’Breath and Steam’ is hard to describe with usual genre definitions like ”harsh noise” or ”industrial”, as the overall atmosphere is very unique. Remi has developed his tools further and uses them skillfully for scanning the depths of his own sonic ocean. This album is very focused. It's minimal and breathtaking at the same time and not least of all, it carries a strong message https://satatuhatta.bandcamp.com/album/breath-and-steam "Behind Violent Shogun, we find French musician Remi Dazet. He too works (worked?) under other guises, such as Hattifnattar, Cryptofascisme and Mold, all of which are, so says the label, "swimming in the similar experimental noisy waters"; why a different name, I wondered. Violent Shogun is called his primary project, and the cover mentions the use of tape loops, Serge and Eurorack modular synths, metal junk and apathy (not sure how that translates into sound). The album is dedicated to people who have shitty jobs around the world, working for "the classist, ableist, and racist ruling elite". While hearing this music, none of this message comes through, I think. I leave it up to your discretion whether that is good or bad. The loops are the primary focus, rough and ready; they are brutal attacks, not in the harshest of senses, but instead controlled and creepy. Whatever Violent Shogun sticks on these loops is another mystery; my ideas range from field recordings to bashing. A bit of junk and the odd bleep from a synthesizer. Whatever emotions are summoned here, fun isn't one of them. Throughout these thirty-seven minutes, the overall mood is one of depression. But that is an emotion that some people thrive upon, so there is pleasure in the pain, the agony and the ecstasy, if you get my drift. I enjoyed this noisy take on lo-fi sounds, which made it stand out from the traditional flock of noise mongers." [FdW / Vital Weekly]