FluiD / John 3:16 – The Pursuit of Salvation (2012)

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Arriving from Alrealon Musique, today we have a very interesting double release that while not entirely our main cup of tea, we actually enjoyed a lot. FluiD is an experimental electronic hip-hop musician that mixes elements from Ambient and Drone with some beats delivering a pretty interesting experience similar to Ulver’s trip-hop phase. We have previously reviewed John 3:16’s music and we were quite impressed with his interesting combination of Darkwave with a dose of Drone and some guitar driven sections.

Opening this release we have the first three tracks belonging to FluiD. In “Angels Pt. II”, the song opens with a cavernous feeling and some nice minimalist touches that create an interesting atmosphere, some interesting Drone elements are thrown into the mix to create a very weird but intoxicating vibe. The organs in “Plague” give an extra creepy sound to the track and nicely culminate the build-up from the opening sections of the song. Driven by interesting beats, “Forewarning” nicely closes down the FluiD section of our promo leaving a very puzzling, but equally satisfying experience from this very interesting artist.

Jonh 3:16 starts his section of this promo with “God Is Light”. The track opens with a very hypnotic build-up that keeps resonating in a spiral fashion until it culminates in a very fulminating fashion, an excellent track indeed. Closing with the more complex “Toward The Red Sea”, John 3:16 delivers a strong atmospheric track with very ritualistic percussions and very disturbing ambient elements reminding us of the soundtrack of the movie “Event Horizon”.

Overall, we think that “The Pursuit of Salvation” is actually a pretty interesting and engaging release that will surely grab your attention and make you dig up more material by the two artists showcased in this release. If you like experimental stuff with a high emphasis on atmosphere, this is a release that you should not miss.

Band: FluiD / John 3:16 Album: Separate Realities
Label: Alrealon Musique

Release: March 19th, 2012 (Vinyl), May 26th, 2012 (Digital)

Oficial Site FluiD / John 3:16 myspace
Genre: Experimental / Drone / Ambient

Country: USA / Switzerland

Rating: 85/100
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