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Pia Fraus | The Esthetics Of The Spot

Weird electronic noise pop.
CD, Maison Hautefumeur

Tekst: Martijn van Gessel

Publicatiedatum: 20 oktober 2002

This CD almost disappeared from my attention. It was lying around my home for quite some time before I actually listened to it. Luckily, The Esthetics Of The Spot didn't get lost, because this record is one not to be missed. Pia Fraus themselves claim to produce electro-industrial, but I think they do themselves an injustice to say this. Their music has much more to it than most contemporary electro-industrial acts. For example, I have never heard such acts produce a song as weird and crazy as Es Wird Eine Geschichte Von Riesen Sein. This song is a mixture of harsh, pounding beats and Legendary Pink Dots-like weirdness. Besides that, the song is very well constructed, with a nice tension building up to explosive parts of harsh, distorted, and loud dance music.

Another outstanding track is Drops, Splashes, Strokes And Lashes, which has a sort of dEUS feeling to it. The beats, again, are harsh and distorted and are reminiscent of early-day Covenant (the Swedish electro act, not the metal band). The album as a whole is divided between more danceable tracks and soundscape-like pieces. This way, the record sort of tells a story and is very pleasant to listen to. Although The Esthetics Of The Spot is very loud, at some points there is also a poppy feeling to it. Maybe because of that, this album is so addictive. Anyway, Pia Fraus have produced a small noise pop masterpiece.

http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/pia-fraus/the-esthetics-of-the-spot/1955/
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