Hecate vs. Lustmord: Law Of the Battle of Conquest

Since my last podcast was based on the darker side of ambient, I decided this review should go in the same direction. I think I made the right choice in picking this album that came out in 2002. These are both definitely prolific artists on their own. Lustmord is known for his organic, creepy textural ambience. Hecate is known for her absolutely brutal programming. Both bring very dark elements to the table and the mixture works so well. The album starts with the usual Lustmord wall of Evil noise followed by tribal distorted rhythms very typical by Hecate. With a lot of music collaborations, you can usually hear more of one artist than the other. This is a definite exception. It almost feels as if it is an extremely well made mash-up. Both artists really stand out clearly, yet the sounds meld so perfectly together. I highly recommend this E.P. if you really enjoy early industrial (Skinny Puppy, FLA, and a lot of the Zoth omog stuff (leaether strip, etc)), beatcore (Venetian Snares), and/or dark ambient in general. By the end of the album, I felt beat up, worn out, yet yearning for more! It looks like you can preview this entire album at last.fm so definitely give it a listen.

» album @ emusic
» artist profile @ last.fm