Alas, the final installment of the 20 minutes to 2000 series from
Germany's Raster-Noton label. ELpH (a.k.a. Coil) constructs the
December issue, the most interesting and least minimal bit from the
entire series.On the CD it says "elph.zwölf," the only words spoken
(albeit electronically processed and repeated) in the 20 minute long
track. (For those who don't speak German, elf = eleven and zwölf =
twelve, quite appropriate for the twelfth release of the series.) What
separates this release from nearly all of the rest of the series is the
fact that this track is actually interesting, moving and evolving over
the entire 20 minutes. Low drones open up, rhythmic electronic loops
and clicks come in, sound builds with swirling electronic voices added
to the mix, drones get louder to a climax and then it quiets down
towards the end, ending on a festive fanfare, destructed almost
v/vm-like, short and sweet. This disc will no doubt be the most
sought-after and difficult to find of the entire series, all of which
have pressings limited to around 1,000 copies. Best of luck!