 | Toundra Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari
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| 4.0 excellent | Deadwing2112 | June 14th 20 |
In order to appropriately review this work of art released by the Spanish post-rock instrumental band Toundra, frame of reference must first be established. This is a proposed soundtrack to the 1920 German silent horror motion picture; a rather disturbingly macabre and eerie visual experience somewhat similar to Nosferatu released two years after. As well the track list coincides with the dividing acts in the movie. An insane physician hypnotizes his assistant in order to commit murder perhaps suggestive of the violence and oppression of a tyrannical government sending its youth to the trenches of World War I. At the conclusion it is revealed that the story is a fabrication and the character providing the false exposition is identified as delusional. The film is brilliantly unsettling and importantly historic in the motion picture industry. Toundra captures the haunting essence of the movie rather beautifully, matching the shadowy staging and uneven prop design along with the over illuminated facial expressions of the silent actors. However to truly appreciate the album, it must be experienced while watching the film (available on Youtube and Vimeo). Consequently without the visualization, the depth and emotion are completely lost and succumb to repetitive riffing lacking context.
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| 2.5 average | Luizzz | May 23rd 20 |
| 2.5 average | Wolfe | April 28th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Ulshad | March 13th 20 |
| 3.0 good | mRA | March 2nd 20 |
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