Kall - cold - is a four-part suite exposing the darker side of Alessandro Tedeschi´s musical persona. Netherworld are the spiritual equivalents of Sleep Research Facility or possibly Lustmord, inhabiting the murky, nocturnal depths of the abyss. In Kall, they open with an exploration of subtle rhythmicity, underpinned with cavernous slabs of sound, and reverb-drenched atmospherics and incidentals that shift focus from foreground, to the muted tones of subterranean depths . The second part is more overtly rhythmic, and traverses similar territory to Test Dept, in their Programme For Progress incarnation, as various scrapings, and beatings shift and evaporate over dark, resonant textures. Part three is more vaporous, and ethereal, with splinters of lightness, and twinkling, glassy overtures to light the way through abyssal, claustrophobic dungeons, and frozen tunnels. Part four further reduces the soundscape, and we are left in darkness, populated by eerie, breathy movements, and occasional activity, like errant spirits wandering in the depths, this is a sublime, minimal atmosphere that finishes the piece perfectly. This is , once again, a competently rendered piece of dark atmospherica, housed in a beautifully crafted minimalist cover. A worthy addition to anyone with dark leanings, or a love of isolationism. (WHITE_LINE)
