Oberman Knocks - Conder-Rhyptik

[d-a-m-o]

As is always the case with Oberman Knocks (London based Nigel Truswell), his new twelve track album Conder-Rhyptik, is very much identifiable as his own unique sound, but this new outing (his eighth release for aperture), sees quite a different arc to both the tracks themselves and as an album overall.

Where his 2018 album Trilate Shift was a move away from the hard, metallic and well defined ‘shapes’ of previous releases, Conder-Rhyptik gravitates back towards the more angular, defined, sometimes challenging constructs of his earlier works, but with a broader spectrum of sounds and tempos, ranging from the vigorous Hathmex Kalermatic Extraction through to the much more subdued Mighnonix.

Conder-Rhyptik is the result of Knocks’ return to the studio following the work on his first theatre show, SHIT, (produced by Ireland’s international award winning thisispopbaby), which premiered in Dublin back in March 2020 (followed again in 2022, when it reopened following the lifting of COVID restrictions).

Although predominantly produced during lockdown, this isn’t an album focused on dealing with the isolation and other subsequent issues experienced during this period, but more an explorative journey into constructs in which to escape to.

From the expansive opening track Indrophell’s Nytraphorms, right through to the staccato elements of final track Appradynol Inter-Dyverr, Knocks has further developed his love of arhythmic, abstract sounds to produce an album that is sometimes unapologetically difficult in places, whilst elsewhere seemingly much more simple in mood and form.

With a number of acclaimed releases under his belt, there’s still a sense of someone pushing themselves for the pure thrill of sound exploration and the production itself, rather than being focussed on the endpoint of releasing something that might strike a chord with whatever might be fashioanble at the time. This focus is what contributes towards forging his own unique sound. 

https://aperturerecords.bandcamp.com/album/conder-rhyptik?from=fanpub_fnb

Edited September 16, 2022 by d-a-m-o

[WurstPLUS]

Looking forward very much.

He's such a badass in track names. "Roppstyme Ghorler Stryke".
Same badassness level I experienced with "Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique" ... and its incredible cover.

Edited September 18, 2022 by WurstPLUS

[Soloman Tump]

Instant WANG! 

[d-a-m-o]

It's out.

edit : and it"s really, really good.

Edited September 30, 2022 by d-a-m-o

[WurstPLUS]

It's instabought. Hathmex Kalermatic Extraction seems more unusual as for speed and beats - like it. Good soundtrack to my current Stalker Anomaly G.A.M.M.A playthrough

Edited September 30, 2022 by WurstPLUS

[gnarlybog]

Very cool sound! I feel like this is what Judge Dredd plays in his AirPods. 

I have only heard the Dilankex EP and Trilate Shift (earlier today). Can't wait to dive into this new one.

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On 9/18/2022 at 1:21 PM, WurstPLUS said:

He's such a badass in track names. "Roppstyme Ghorler Stryke".
Same badassness level I experienced with "Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique" ... and its incredible cover.

I completely disagree, the track titles are ridiculous and not in a good way. Hes trying way too hard to be unique with them.

[WurstPLUS]

14 minutes ago, thumbass said:

I completely disagree, the track titles are ridiculous and not in a good way. Hes trying way too hard to be unique with them.

I was thinking some titles are a bit too much... (Knamleck Forms Gumsun Dack Gumsun) but still. May help that I'm not a native EN speaker.

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32 minutes ago, WurstPLUS said:

I was thinking some titles are a bit too much... (Knamleck Forms Gumsun Dack Gumsun) but still. May help that I'm not a native EN speaker.

Im not a native speaker either. But yea the titles are a bit much