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| BLACK FACTION
"INTERNAL DISSIDENT PART 1 & 2"
SOL 127 CD
UPC 75390-77827-21
Formats: CD & LP
Release Date: August 21 2001
About the artist
Andrew Diey --his name sounds like "day"--is a sound designer and musician based in Manchester, England. His work sees him creating immersive worlds and powerful sound effects for games platforms such as Playstation, XBOX, and PC Titles. Diey's current projects include a commission for UK Television Channel 4 series and a number of BBC Radio 4 projects. Additionally, he's been commissioned to create an ongoing series commercial sound effects. When he's not working on commercial jobs he records and performs under the name Black Faction. He's had several releases, first as Foreign Terrain, and more recently as Black Faction. "Internal Dissident", his new album, is his second project for Soleilmoon Recordings, following "LP1"; a CD released in 2000 under his earlier name, Foreign Terrain.
About Internal Dissident Part I
Think of the epic poem "The Divine Comedy", by the 14th century Florentine Dante Alighieri. It describes the poet's Imaginary journey through Hell and up toward Purgatory. Now imagine how that would sound filtered through the musical mind of a contemporary sound designer and Mancunian electronica artist. This is "Internal Dissident part I"
"Internal Dissident part I" is a narrative story that starts with one of Black Faction's signature sound design bridges, then seeps into the first track, Manchestique Concréte, an homage to Manchester's electronica scene. From there it goes out onto another bridge, taking us into Alighieri's world, as Virgil guides Dante on his journey through Malebolge (Hell). Lamenting voices and the monologue of a raging demon hasten us along to a burial… Caucus Burial Tape part II. Cellos merge with lush electronic melodies, and crisp beats carry us further into hell, with a nicely distorted ending. Sepia Indate comes from the lands of Arabia as a purring sound source that tickles your bass bins and sweetens the hi end. (Listen carefully for the Jesus-speak of an old woman). The next road along the journey is an homage to a departed friend, Muslimgauze, and the Khyber Pass is the route. It takes us to the Afghan Front to join the Mujahadeen and their fight against the so-called "communist threat". Exiting Afghanistan via the Persia of old is Odessa, and we're back on the journey with Virgil. It's a track Leftfield would be proud of, building from crushed hip hop vocals into a stunning Nu-Dub masterpiece – right in step with Black Faction's sound design skills. Caucus Burial Tape Part I represents Dante’s guide as he explains the perils of the journey to Virgil. It's a track that sees Black Faction put the beats back on the road, with a pizzicato string response weaving a beautiful yet haunting reminder of our mission. Widow Maker, as the most moving track on the CD, is without a doubt the finale. There's an innocent simplicity to the melody, interlaced with well crafted beats and a red static backdrop. The track continues until a breakdown, where the ultimate gift of human emotion through music is delivered. It's enough for a banquet, and well worth the journey. The journey of "The Divine Comedy". There is light ahead.
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CD: Internal Dissident Part 1
Label: Soleilmoon Recordings
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