This download comes with various (never used) extra artwork files and flyers by DANIEL CROKAERT and DIRK D'HULSTER.
original press release:
"This is the second release on Troums new label TRANSGREDIENT and also the second part of the Tjukurrpa-trilogy, aiming to show the different sides of Troum's organic & archaic dreamscapes. This part two is dedicated to "drones", presenting five highly atmospheric and droning tracks ranging from minimal to monumental sounds, from dark ambient to more ritualistic areas: these are drones to loose your rational mind in.. The music on Tjukurrpa II is made by loops based on metal-sounds, percussion & other more obscure sources, as well as mouth-organ, choirs, guitars, and effects. The aboriginal word "Tjukurrpa", translated as "dreamtime", should symbolize the aim to build music that creates a dreamy state of mind, music of yearning, meditation and inner movement. The "Tjukurrpa"-trilogy shows the three basic musical spheres of TROUM, "harmonies", "drones" and "pulsations": This second part presents the dark, droney & minimal side of TROUM. Comes in a special full-colour circle-cover!
TRANSGREDIENT RECORDS TR-02 (b), November 2001"
review:
" 'Tjukurrpa' is a word in the language of the Warlpiri, an aboriginal tribe in central Australia. It refers to the essence of living, the unifying
factor between body and spirit -- not a word you toss around carelessly. The duo {Troum} uses it as the generic title for a triptych. The first volume was subtitled 'Harmonies', the third 'Rhythms'.
Part two focuses on 'Drones'. This all-encompassing trilogy doesn¹t lack ambition and, judging by this second installment it lives up to expectations. This CD contains one hour of rich, dense, trance-inducing drones, but they are not soothing at all. They won¹t lull you to sleep or comfort you in your image of the world.
On the contrary they aim to question, disquietude being a tool for
(re)discovery. This group is two-thirds of the defunct post-Industrial
outfit {Maeror Tri}. Its trademark multi-layered guitar drones have
reincarnated here, leaving loops and pulses behind. In each of the five pieces, music comes out of and dives back into silence. Textures generated by electric guitar and electronics appear rapidly, then move slowly, exclusively drone-based. Oversaturation is cleverly used, especially in 'Dhren' (the Indo-European root for 'to drone, murmur'), the disc¹s highlight. The closer 'Tiefenrausch' spends most of its ten minutes with a canny sound, coming into focus only toward the end -- not necessarily a bad idea but it fails to convince in this case. It remains a minor blemish on an otherwise fine release."
[François Couture]
credits
released November 30, 2001
Recorded At – Ghuto-M-Studios
Artwork – Dirk D Hulster
"These are dreams, dreamed by dreamers who are awake."
Everything recorded at Ghuto-m-Studios, Bremen, Germany, 08/1998 - 06/2001.
This is the second part of the Tjukurrpa-Trilogy.
CD covered by two full-coloured circular cardboard sheets, in a clear sleeve.
supported by 6 fans who also own “Tjkurrpa (Part 2: Drones) (CD, 2001)”
Ambience devoid of humanity, though not necessarily life. The droning of stars is punctuated by the occasional crunch, crackle, or screech that could be passing radiation, or is it instead some unfeeling silicon-based life form on its way to who knows where? Deferent Golgi
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