Atomtrakt is a project founded in early 2003. The band is however a bit of an enigma, as nowhere in the CD booklet, the bands website, or the press release sheet I received, does it say who is involved with this project or where they are from.
Atomtrakt’s music could best be described as cold, grandiloquent, atmospheric, industrialized, and militant sounding ambient music. It would seem the only band I could compare Atomtrakt with would be the Swedish band Puissance, but this is certainly no copy of that band, yet the similarities are certainly there. Basically what we have here is minimal dark ambient music mixed with harsh industrialized sounds & strange electronics that form a rather bombastic and martial feeling. What’s interesting though is some of the sounds in the recording actually sound like guns firing and the loud rumbling noise is like a bomb exploding in the distance. Some distorted spoken vocals are also used on the final two songs, and it sounds like German to me, though I really can’t tell.
Although it may not seem like much, this twenty six minute demo will be very pleasing to those that understand and are familiar with this type of music. Currently the band is unsigned, which in my opinion is a big mistake, but I’m sure soon some label will discover this band. This is definitely something for fans of Puissance, but also for those that enjoy the Cold Meat Industry & Cyclic Law rosters.
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