Anamnesis is a ‘rarities’ collection from Mick Harris’ genre-spanning project Scorn. It’s actually a bizarre cross-section of the sounds that Scorn had made up until the late 90s; encompassing the early Nik Bullen material, the loud beatwork of the Logghi Barhogghi era and the minimalistic, bass heavy electronic beats that would come later.
It’s all a bit of a mess, to be honest. It’s like this CD
can’t decide if it’s a b-sides collection, a remix album or a super cool
round-up of unheard stuff. It’s great though, if like me, you’ve rinsed all
life out of nearly every Scorn record and want to hear some long lost material
from the vaults. There are some quality beats and vibes on here, especially the
more minimalist stuff. When lined up back to back with the older stuff you
kinda realise how much of a snoozer Nik Bullen is with his vocals (and this is
coming from someone who loves Vae Solis). The track here from that era sounds
like Godflesh withering in the final stages of a long battle with AIDS.
Not a bad CD overall but definitely not the
place to start with Scorn. There is some phenomenal material out there linked
to this project.
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