Dead Channel by Yuan Mekong is an album for the oddities among us. The opener “This is the Future of Murder” is a rough
visceral electronic song. It sounds like it is recorded with old rusted electronic instruments, with leaking corrosive batteries; they are old and broken,
but have an altered sound. The music can be perceived as horror film music or
the soundtrack to a grim dystopia. “Hexbox”
for example with its subterranean subway theme, is music to make you
paranoid in this overwhelming digital age. “The Last
Rave Feat H.M” lifts the mood a bit, cyberpunk noir with fuzzy synth beats. One of the highlights is “We Only Take it For the Comedown” the musical equivalent of being
in Cumbernauld after an Ecstasy trip in the neglected concrete labyrinth. Overall,
Dead Channel is very experimental,
for those who want bit of strange dissonance in their lives and music it’s three-album
choices. Dead Channel, Silent Hill 2 Soundtrack, or “the Complete Works of Edgar Varese.” Take your pick.
Stuart Ritchie
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