Unknown in the West, Vladislav Buben is a Belarussian artist involved in several projects and bands, with a numerous discography at his shoulders.
The 8 tracks composing thsi release float in the waters of an Ambient Noise rich with disturbing sounds, stimulating vibrations and underground layers fading in and out. Cutting Industrial noises which mesmerize, make you feel at unease, increase the palpitations or cause your blood to freeze. There's a great deal of samples and programming, but also keys like in the marvellous "Fato major prudentia", one of the most disquieting and autopsy-inspiring ones, and therefore one of the highlights.
Voracious predators, merciless and slimy, poltergeists,demons, aliens, psychokinesis, radio interferences; this is what the tracks remind of mostly, but secret lobotomies and other unauthorized surgery as well, like in "Hamum vorate". All of the compositions are instrumental, for the most part beatless music, yet there are "Bene vodis!" and "Nec plus ultra" which include a few Electro beats, too danceable in my opinion and consequently to be avoided in the future.
It's quite curious to realize that 2 of the best tracks are "In optima forma" and "In ore", decidedly in line with what proposed by Mindplague (from Italy).
Finally, as to the cover and the track titles, all in Latin, I have to suppose that language was chosen to deliver aulicity to the album and at at the same time be consistent with the classical faces of the artwork, referring to the statues and busts of the ancient Greece.
Buben is a label nomad as he is continuously changing label for every release; no-one can argue yet, this release is destined to give the Polish indie more popularity in this field. Dark souls and depressed pitch-black goths and noisters should find more than a reason to evaluate this album interesting.
MARKUS GANZHERRLICH - 2nd July 2008
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Line-up on this
record:
Vladislav Buben , keys, samples, programming
Contacts:
Official
site:
http://www.buben-info.narod.ru/
Demo-/Disco-graphy:
| Expressive Adventures (File, MP3) |
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Beergut Recordings
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| Welcome To The Digital Grind Core (File, MP3) |
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Roil Noise Offensive
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| Untitled (CDr) |
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Invasion Wreck Chords
| 2002 |
| An Event (CD) |
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Invasion Wreck Chords
| 2003 |
| Continents End (CDr, Album) |
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Invasion Wreck Chords
| 2003 |
| Rational Terror (CDr, Album, Enh) |
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Invasion Wreck Chords
| 2003 |
| Breakred Manifesto (CDr) |
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Red Star Budapest
| 2004 |
| Settings (CDr, Mini) |
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Lost World
| 2004 |
| Furor Poetics (CDr) |
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No Angels Productions
| 2006 |
| Modify Republic (CDr) |
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Red Star Budapest
| 2006 |
| Radio Concert Pécs 090606 (File, MP3) |
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TIBProd.
| 2006 |
| To Belarus & Back Vol. 1 (File, MP3) |
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Roil Noise Offensive
| 2006 |
| Auto Scan (File, MP3, 320) |
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Clinical Archives
| 2007 |
| Automatic Doom (File, MP3) |
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Beergut Recordings
| 2007 |
| Dzerzhinski Factory (File, MP3, Album, 320) |
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Rus Zud
| 2007 |
| Exactly (File, MP3, Album, 320) |
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Rus Zud
| 2007 |
| F.I.O. (File, MP3) |
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Kaos Ex Machina Promotions
| 2007 |
| Glimmer (File, MP3, 320) |
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Clinical Archives
| 2007 |
| Kernel (File, MP3) |
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Noise-Joy
| 2007 |
| Multiplication (File, MP3) |
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Beergut Recordings
| 2007 |
| Pah-pah-ahhma (File, MP3, 320) |
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Clinical Archives
| 2007 |
| Red Army (File, MP3) |
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Beergut Recordings
| 2007 |
| Resolution (File, MP3, Album, 320) |
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Rus Zud
| 2007 |
| The Number Of Years (File, MP3) |
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Chase Records (2)
| 2007 |
| Base (File, MP3, VBR) |
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Survival Records (3)
| 2008 |
| Blot Out (File, MP3, EP, 192) |
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Garganrecords
| 2008 |
| Clinical Beats (Dedicated To Label Clinical Archives) (File, MP3, 320) |
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Clinical Archives
| 2008 |
| Collected Works (File, MP3, FLAC, ogg, WAV) |
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Takkeherrie Recordings
| 2008 |
| Desolate City (File, MP3, VBR) |
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Survival Records (3)
| 2008 |
| G'n'B For Rest (File, MP3, Album, 320) |
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Rus Zud
| 2008 |
| Grind'N'Breaks (File, MP3, Album, 320) |
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Rus Zud
| 2008 |
| Night Hours (File, MP3, VBR) |
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Survival Records (3)
| 2008 |
| Opti (File, MP3, Album, 320) |
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Deep-X Recordings
| 2008 |
| Passage (File, MP3, 320) |
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Clinical Archives
| 2008 |
| Primeval (File, MP3, Album, 320) |
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Rus Zud
| 2008 |
| Primogeniture (File, MP3, 320) |
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Myuzyk
| 2008 |
| RAW (File, MP3, Album, 320) |
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Rus Zud
| 2008 |
| Replete EP (File, MP3, EP, 320) |
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Deep-X Recordings
| 2008 |
| Remixes: |
| We Are Hyperdriver (CDr) |
Gangsta Noise, I Am Hy... |
Beergut Recordings
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| Synthetic Wings (CDr) |
Submachina (Buben Shor... |
Dis Productions
| 2002 |
| Production: |
| Lost World Promo Sampler (File, MP3) |
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Roil Noise Offensive
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| Co-production: |
| First Steps (CDr) |
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Invasion Wreck Chords
| 2003 |
| Starre (CDr) |
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Lost World
| 2004 |
| Appears On: |
| Dark (File, MP3, Album) |
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TIBProd.
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| Party Mix (CDr, DVD) |
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Lost World
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| Belaruzer (CDr) |
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Dis productions
| 2002 |
| Le Cauchemar (CDr) |
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Dis productions
| 2002 |
| Revolution Is A Business (For Young People) (CDr, Single, Ltd) |
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Invasion Wreck Chords
| 2003 |
| Pogranicza (File, MP3) |
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Dreamland Recordings
| 2005 |
| 4 Reasons To Be Better (File, MP3) |
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AudioTONG
| 2006 |
| Next Fall (File, MP3) |
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Roil Noise Offensive
| 2006 |
| Cellar (File, MP3) |
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Completely Gone Recordings
| 2008 |
| Tracks Appear On: |
| Lost World Promo Sampler (File, MP3) |
Promo Sampler |
Roil Noise Offensive
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| FM Must Die! Volume 1 (CD) |
Narrow |
Invasion Wreck Chords
| 2002 |
| Invasion Wreck Chords 2002 (CDr, Promo) |
The Usual |
Invasion Wreck Chords
| 2002 |
| Revolution-Now!!!! : Great International Digital Hardcore Collaboration (2xCD, Comp) |
Check Your Mind |
Invasion Wreck Chords, Invasion Wreck Chords
| 2002 |
| Let's Start The Action - An Electronic Tribute To D.O.A. (CD) |
I Know Who You Are, Un... |
Sudden Death Records
| 2003 |
| Guerilla Tactics (CDr) |
Cocky Birds |
Agressive Guerilla Records
| 2004 |
| Silver Bells (2xCDr) |
Seconds Of Kindness |
Zaftig Research
| 2004 |
| I Hate My Fucking Job (7") |
Night Tide |
Marasm
| 2006 |
| Split Peas #2 (File, MP3) |
CDQ |
Split Peas
| 2006 |
| Clinical Sounds - Volume 1 (File, MP3, Comp) |
Pere |
Clinical Archives
| 2007 |
| Desolate Sonorities - Volume One (File, MP3) |
Breast And Womb, Excel... |
Desolate Sonorities
| 2007 |
| Marasm XVI (DVDr, DVD-V) |
Memory, No Mae |
Marasm
| 2007 |
| Noise-Joy Compilation I (File, MP3) |
Kernel (Excerpt) |
Noise-Joy
| 2007 |
| Amduscias Records Winter Compilation (File, MP3) |
Soar, Confess, Yoke |
Amduscias Records
| 2008 |
| Haze Vol. 4: Dedicated To Emo (File, MP3) |
EMOtrack (Part 8) |
Haze (2)
| 2008 |
| Rus Zud 9 (File, MP3, Comp, 192) |
Brazen |
Rus Zud
| 2008 |
| Unofficial Releases: |
| Kerékpárkölcsönzö Reklamál Vol. 2 (CDr) |
Curious (Rem) (Excerpt... |
Red Star Budapest
| 2005 |
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