MP3: MZ.412 - Point of presence
Why is it that I always come back from vacation much more exhausted than when I started? Share in my misery with a track from MZ.412! It starts with a woman's piercing scream and descends into heavier and heavier brutality from there. The beat churns and throbs as they assault you with waves of sizzling feedback and gurgling German-language samples. There's a short semi-ambient reprieve, but once again it's back to the throb and horror as they turn back up the screams (male this time) and distortion. Why subject yourself to such uneasy listening? I don't know if I can really explain the appeal, but I know I like it. Harsh noise can be meditative in a way that ambient electronica can never achieve. From between the layers of crackle and spit comes a different kind of beauty, one that reflects the modern urban world. It can be pretty damn awful out there and sometimes I need a soundtrack that befits it. MZ.412's newest album "Infernal affairs" doesn't rank quite as highly as the recent album from Cold Meat Industry labelmates Raison D'être, but it is quite good. I'd even say it might be their best work yet.
MZ.412 - Point of presence