Mazut - Dirt Collector [Rope Worm 006]

The Warsaw-based Rope Worm label is back with its cat.no. 006 and this time it's something extra special - the latest album release by Mazut, a duo project comprised of Pawel Starzec and the Rope Worm head honcho Michal Turowkski himself. Put out on the circuit on June 30th, 2k25 the album caters a menu of 13 brand new tracks in total which are rolled out over an extended playtime of 74 minutes, all heavily inspired by the 80s ProtoTechno meets Industrial experimentalism introduced and carved out by bands like Cabaret Voltaire or Severed Heads and the likes of. This being said, the contemporary sound of Mazut transcends the originally still dancefloor-functional sounds of the originators by far, with the opening cut "The Original Sound" being a cold and threatening, beat- yet not rhythmless soundscape for sci-fi hyperfuturism in films yet to be made followed by the nerve-wreckingly intense collage work of "Ear" evoking memories of the legendary multi-media collective operating under the name of Emergency Broadcast Network as well as the minimalist robo-mechanic claustrophobia of "The Fountain Of Negativity". Furthermore cuts like "You Try To Make People Upset, But Nobody Gives A Fuck" make for a quite uneasy dancefloor experience in an Industrial context due to its alarming sample abuse and hyper-aggressive drum x percussion fire accompanied by wild Acid references and therefore provides a 2k25 blueprint for real Industrial Music in its original form, the frosty, yet atmospheric "Jetzt Geht Mir Ein Licht Auf" is more of a stomping Techno Industrial vibe than actual contemporary Industrial Techno itself whereas the "Slow Cancellation Of The Future" offers a mind numbing maelstrom of Tribal Ambient nothingness whilst the title track that is "Dirt Collector" even oozes a certain primordial, Trance-inducing ritualism reminiscent of both Test Dept.'s "Pax Americana" as well as the hypnotic Desert PostPunk of C Cat Trance. A highly recommended album, this!