Black Lung
Black Lung is an electronic and industrial music project by Australian musician David Thrussell, also known for his industrial bands Snog and the more ambient Soma.
The first Black Lung album, 1994's Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars, was mostly composed of instrumental tracks taken from Snog's first album Lies Inc. and the Hey, Christian God single. A year later, the album was also released on Germany's Machinery Records as... read more
Unlike the last Black Lung release, The Sound Of Meat, David Thrussell's new opus is strictly instrumental - no voices will be heard except for Philipp Glass-like samples on "Neither Dominion Nor Exclusion". The Grand Chessboard's message: the United States' "divide and rule" strategy - as represented by Z. Brzezinski's quotes (which are displayed in more detail on the record cover). This message is subliminally transmitted through sound.
The early description of Black Lung's music, "ultra-distorted sound and darkest ambient", has become quite obsolete. The music is less distorted and much more electronica oriented. The Grand Chessboard is a multilayered masterpiece with a huge variety of rhythmic structures, subliminal dance tunes and precisely set samples. which in turn makes this record a treasure chest for all sound enthusiasts.
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