Recordings


 

 

Storch, Bill and John Storch. "Animadversions", Lantern Recordings, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1996.


"Animadversions feels like watching a picture of the human unconscious.  It breathes slowly, and deeply.  It makes its way into your ears, and finds a hiding place somewhere in your fears.  Just kidding!  Actually, this album sounds rather 'psychiatric', like an intrusion into a mental institution.  It's dark, dramatic, and as cold as an orchestra performing in a factory.  The first time you listen to it, you definitely enter into an unlikely universe.

The title track features a poem written by David C. D. Gansz, which he expressively reads through the song.  The music is more like a materialisation of the poem, like an accompaniment to the lyrics.  There's a lot of droning sounds, lacerated voice samples, string parts and percussion, but nothing in particular that would divert your attention from the spoken words".

Philippe Desjardins, August 12, 2002, @ www.electroage-music.com

"Strange mix of academically fuelled orchestration, spoken word and soundtrack music…There is some rather dense sample usage, one wave in particular sounding like a squealing shortwave on fire perhaps. I respect the piece...".

"Moron" @ www.industrial.org

"'Animadversions' ist eine Zusammenstellung von vier älteren Tracks der Storch-Brothers. Bis auf eine lange, sounduntermalte Lesung gibt es drei weitere soundtracks für besagte Dance-Company. Hier wirken die sounds noch abgestander und die Kompositionen noch stereotyper. Vielleicht funktioniert diese Musik ja mit den Tänzern - nur so zum Hören ist es halt wie der sound zu einem Industriefilmchen aus den frühen 90ern".

— Thuja @ www. thuja.net