‘Konstrukt/Yaogoai’ by LAWA (Alain Leonard/Alex Wank) | New Album, ‘Manipulation’
Exclusive video premiere of ‘Konstrukt/Yaogoai’ by LAWA (Alain Leonard/Alex Wank), taken from the upcoming album, ‘Manipulation’, out October 10th via Cineploit Records.
The duo of Austrian mega-synthesists Alain Leonard and Alex Wank access realms as yet unseen by human eyes. Expanding on their previous records’ diet of soundtrack-heavy electronics and percussive mayhem, ‘Manipulation’ and sister album ‘Instrumentalization’ dive headfirst into the deep end of techno darkness, taking the listener on a one-way trip into unknown dimensions of industrial, malevolent horror.
On previous LAWA records their intrepid explorers reinterpreted newly-excavated reverberations and resonances from the dustier reaches of the celluloid world. And here again, as ever, the influence of the Italian Masters looms strong. Reanimating the festering remains of Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai and Riz Ortolani might, in some quarters, be frowned upon as somehow disturbing the natural cycle of existence.
‘Manipulation’ and ‘Instrumentalization’ are presented as a compound organism of music and visuals, distinct and seemingly-incompatible elements intertwined like poison ivy. The artwork for these twin offerings was conceived and developed by one Thomas Zackl, designer extraordinaire and the visual genius behind many past Cineploit releases. In the art deco stylings of Herr Zackl’s illustrations we can see the perfect symmetry of sound and light, of dread and hope. These figures may be you, or your loved ones – or, if your fortune deserts you, they may depict the likeness of your ultimate nemesis. Look into the mirror of this music and find out…
‘Manipulation’ and its sister record ‘Instrumentalization’ will be released separately on vinyl. ‘Manipulation’ in October 2022, ‘Instrumentalisation’ beginning in 2023. There will be a CD version with both albums on one CD, this will be released as an CD Edition with a different, combined artwork and the vinyl version of ‘Instrumentalization’ will be equipped with that CD. The CD Version will have a different track order and there will always be an Interlude connecting the tracks which means the music will never stop.
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