Based upon the title, you
could conclude that this cd is doomed to be unfinished and in a public testing phase for all eternity, but of course that's not the case. Originating from Dresden, Heimstatt Yipotash have delivered a rather complete product with this second album of theirs. This little gem should be able to create an appropriate amount of mayhem among the masses, if you ask me. The deep bass alone is powerful enough to register on the Richter seismographic scale, often you can feel the beat in the deepest recesses of your intestines. The unconventional rhythmic electro-industrial with a fair amount of noise on "Perpetual Beta" has no lack of aplomb and sports an attitude which reminds me of intelligent techno, but minimal electronica and ambient have also nestled themselves in the sonic shrubbery. On the one hand this is refreshing as a reviving shower during a summer day in Silicon Valley, on the other hand this is also perfectly suitable as background music for the Borg-Collective while they're busy assimilating planetary civilizations.
Various shades of grey dominate the layout of the attractive and aesthetically pleasing packaging made from sturdy cardboard that protects the cd, but that doesn’t say anything about the tone colour of the music; its spectrum is much more diverse. Even though this disc is considered to be more accessible and dance floor friendlier than its predecessor, still this is anything but regular dance. Think of a heavily loaded and more brutal version of
Haujobb without vocals, that comes a lot closer. A choice selection of distorted samples contributes to the ozone-rich atmosphere of softly humming supercomputers which analyse and dissect the uncountable terabytes of information travelling on the digital highway.
The power of “Perpetual Beta” resides in the way the dynamic, pulsating music forms a smoothly flowing entirety without this going at the expense of the individual nature of the solitary tracks. The pounding number
"Mühsal Der Kosmonautenkrankheit" makes the windows tremble in their frames, while
“Peak Of Absence” features hip-hop tendencies. Another remarkable piece is
"Strange Kinds Of Communication", the nightmarish blend of death industrial and dark ambient generates an environment of disquieting horror that never fails to give me goosebumps. And those are just three examples.
Impressive, honest and surprising, those are the qualities of Heimstatt Yipotash. If you prefer to set foot upon untrodden paths with the mentality that the goal of the journey is not the destination, but the journey itself, this might be right up your alley as well.
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