Reviews
2003-05-05
“Salvation and Despair” is the electronic crucifixion of a silicon Christ above the Alter of modern decay. Micha is sort of a modern prophet preaching for love except his complete rejection of any kind of religion.
The making of Salvation and Despair took almost 4 years and it is undoubtedly one of the most invested and complex albums I’ve ever heard.
D.T.A are using many variables in their equation of faith and damnation from N.I.N or Underworld style of industrial through ambient, soft drum & bass and pure dark-wave.
“Salvation and Despair” contains 13 songs, I’m not sure but I believe that number was not randomly chosen.
The album begins with “Demons intention” in a very jazzy ambient opening with a sampled sermon over elaborate jungle-jazz chords and changes to classic E.B.M.
The album goes from melodic to hard, weird and aggressive. One of the more unique songs is “Influence” with distorted vocals and a heavy industrial verse that finally comes to a melodic, hypnotizing chorus.
Micha is a genius in all that’s related to loops and sampling, which the album leans heavily over. The range of effects on the vocals is amazing. You can never tell how the vocals gonna sound in the next track. On “psalm 115” Bianca Stuecker is contributing her sweet childlike voice.
“Salvation and Despair” draws the listener into its own psychotic zone and fills the mind images of a dark world with a hint of magic.
Tal Galfsky
