Blackbox

by Ophidian

Blackbox cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 April 2003
  • Label: Enzyme
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Length: 1:05:57
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conrad Hoyer severely darkens the traditional Dutch hardcore techno template by integrating crushing industrial noise and dense, highly atmospheric soundscapes. The mechanical kick drums are brutal and relentless, punctuated by ominous sampling and complex rhythmic programming that pushed gabber into genuinely terrifying sonic territory. The release is hailed as a masterclass in extreme electronic aggression.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, rhythmic, atmospheric, repetitive, electronic

Tracklist

  1. Mantra (1:01)
  2. Nurse (3:50)
  3. Helicoil (4:12)
  4. Answers (4:04)
  5. Sevens (4:01)
  6. Para (1:20)
  7. Mantaray (4:16)
  8. Khameleon (4:28)
  9. Thresher (4:25)
  10. Noisefloor (3:59)
  11. Insanity (1:10)
  12. Blind (3:59)
  13. Nentisys (3:29)
  14. Hammerhead (3:32)
  15. Butterfly (4:48)
  16. Secrecy (0:57)
  17. Friction (3:53)
  18. Asphyxia (3:11)
  19. Strychnine (3:36)
  20. Coda (1:46)

Credits

  • Ophidian - primary artist, music by, effects [sounds], arranged by [arrangements by]
  • Conrad Hoyer - music by, effects [sounds], arranged by [arrangements by]

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