KTL
IV
The collection of sporadic sounds, noises, and tones that Stephen O’Malley and Peter Rehberg of KTL create almost can’t really be classified as music. Their work is more like abstract sonic art. It’s no surprise that the duo earned their stripes scoring films and theatrical performances. IV is their first full-length release not commissioned for use in another medium. They don’t stray from their roots though. KTL thrives in minimalism, which is perhaps what makes their work so disturbing and suspenseful, if not bordering on being boring and frustrating. The album is a bleak and foreboding post-apocalyptic wasteland of spooky organ stabs, distorted digital noise, and slowly building electronic bass that rumbles across tracks like ‘Paratrooper’ like a massive black storm cloud.
Essentially, IV is 60 minutes of what Hunter S. Thompson would refer to as ‘catatonic despair-one of those hellishly intense introspective nightmares.’ The press release calls ‘Wicked Way’ the one ‘upbeat’ track on the album, with its more traditional hardcore electric guitar riffs: however it’s a bit of a stretch to call it that. If you’ve eaten a bunch of acid and you’re looking to have a very bad trip, throw IV on a loop and see if you don’t lose your mind by the time the sun rises. If you ask KTL, it never does.
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