Cat.# ... DNA 69 Release Date ... 30.11.2009 Genre ... Drone, Experimental
Deep and tough chords, guitar drones thrown each on other with an
overlap. Drones repeated cyclically and inarticulate whisper upon it -
in this way Purist new instrumental piece starts. But don't compare
"Stillstand" with godlike "Sunn o)))" drone masterpieces or with early
works of legendary "Black Sabbath". Yes, there are similar features but
when "Stillstand" reaches its middle point, saxophone improvisations
cut through drones. A bit schizophrenic, it sound very good and appears
as that so-called "funeral jazz" developed by German band "The
Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble", a fellow-countrymen to Purist. But
despite these strong influences and associations, in this work Purist
members prove they have their own distinctive features. In awesome
final they create leisurely improvisation duel between melancholic
saxophone and depressive guitar chords hovering over the mass of
chaotic drones.