The Industrial Twilight: Cracked Core

Friday, October 5, 2012

Cracked Core - "00×0" [2012]

Artist: Cracked Core

Title: 00×0
Genre: Industrial / Harsh Noise / Ambient
Country: Russia
Release date: 2012

Track List:

End is High
Black Days / Dog days
ACAB (part 1: SPMU)
ACAB (part 2: Abuse of authority)
Hate / Fear / Death
City Without Drugs (Roizman)
True Drama (Booze)
Debug Mode
Stand Alone
Achievement Unlocked (Game Over)

"00×0" is the newest solo release by Cracked Core, and according to his own definition, his" nastiest" release. I think he meant the harshness and "noisiness" of the sound (it applies only to several tracks, though - not to the whole album), regarding which "00×0" is on pair with CC/Brandkommando split. It also contains a lot of samples from movies ("[Anti]Killer", "The Inhabited Island", and some other movie which I don't know), video games (Deus Ex, CoD: MW3), and news reports from the recent political demonstations in Moscow. I'm afraid the concept of "00×0" would be hard to understand for those of you who don't understand the Russian language and aren't familiar with the context of recent political events here - just like in case with МП44. However, if you don't mind politics and just want some good noisy/experimental stuff - "00×0" is for you. It's also worth mention that it was recorded during a quite hard period of CC's life (family problems, health problems, etc), which is obviously reflected in the music.

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