RETREAT Release Anniversary

RETREAT by Fragment King was released one year ago by ANNIHILVS POWER ELECTRONIX! "All in tense minimalism, FRAGMENT KING alias Mark Kammerbauer floods space with guitar notes crawling on porous surfaces, impregnated with industrial dampness. RETREAT is not without evoking the universe of Godflesh in emaciated mode, fluttering on heaps of pointillist notes supported by spectral rhythms with a mechanical consistency. FRAGMENT KING elaborates an underground world of abstract hallucinations, bent under the weight of diffuse shadows and soft lacerations. The stridency stretches out to become suffering songs, emerging from drifting worlds. The vocals treated appear sporadically, linking us to a life in tatters seeking to flee a permanent darkness. Very highly recommended." Silence and Sound

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