Artist: Polygon
Title: Sein Lernen
Genre: Dark Electro / IDM / Glitch / Symphonic / Ambient
Release Date: 12th May 2015
Label: Aliens Productions
Album Review
POLYGON is the work of Ingo Lindmeier whose other projects include MORTAL CONSTRAINT, DELTAE and POLYSPACE. Lindmeier has been silent in recent years. Until now his most recent released track ‘Acceleration’ was under the DELTAE moniker, in collaboration with Jürgen Fahrner, an exclusive track for the hefty 2011 compilation ‘Old School Electrology, Volume One’ from Electro Aggression Records. I re-listened to ‘Acceleration’ again as a point of comparison: the track holds up nicely, with a maddening repetitive circus-sounding synth line, a bluesy trumpet sample and IDM/ Glitch accents, contained within a traditional EBM song structure.
Unlike DELTAE and MORTAL CONTRAINT, however, it seems POLYGON is not content to be constrained by labels such as “dark electro” or “EBM”. The result on ‘Sein Lernen’, available from Aliens Productions, is a mixture of warm piano interludes, IDM and glitch elements, symphonic soundtrack music, ambient, mostly spoken German dialogue, and yes, of course dark electro. The vocals alone are an intriguing mixture of spoken, spoken with added filters and effects, partially sung and occasionally fully sung. At other times the vocals are so processed and looped that they become simply an extension of the music, just another instrument in the musical tapestry. One of the final tracks ‘Sein Lassen’ features some achingly beautiful guest vocals from Ruth Messmer.
All in all, ‘Sein Lernen’ is a fascinating listen from beginning to end, a compelling mixture of bleak soundscapes and melancholy beauty. It’s a complex release that I think I’ll be listening to for years in the future. The only drawback for me as an English speaker is that I don’t understand any of the lyrics. But, who knows, maybe in the future I’ll learn some more German. In the meantime, the German lyrics to the album are available here from the band’s official website and one can always use Google Translate.
Tracklist
01. Gestern
02. Tag Ohne Gestern
03. Endstation
04. Autophobie
05. Gemeinsamer Nenner
06. Kalter Fleck
07. Der Konstrukteur
08. Der Lügner
09. Experimente
10. Sein Lassen
11. Der Träumer
12. Erinnerung An Mich
Line-up
Ingo Lindmeier
Website
http://www.sein-lernen.net/ / https://www.facebook.com/pages/polygon-music/863946540311247
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 9
Sound: 9
Total: 9 / 10
Erik Tomren (http://eriktomrenwrites.com)
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