01. aria I________________10:09
02. aria II_______________ 13:10           
03. sinfonia______________30:00
04. bonus;drum duo_______08:35

total time_______________56:56

all music by Keiji Haino & Reinhold Friedl
performed by zeitkratzer

The Berliner Zeitung wrote about zeitkratzer’s cooperation with Keiji Haino, one of the most renowned japanese noise artists of the first generation: „They had only rehearsed for three days, but the result was mind-blowing. Haino made music on the guitar and on the drums, on electronic devices, on two Theremins and with his wunderfully changeable tenor; zeitkratzer infolded him, pushed him away, embedded him in noise and carried him through the sound space like on atomising waves. Only one thing did not exist: the reconciliation between the soloist and his ensemble, which would have denied the differences in traditions and styles; The greatness of the sound, the richness of his textures was a result purely of the contrast and its dynamic.”

Reviews

The supernova finally occurs
Chicago Reader, US, 2/2006

Forcefull and utterly compelling.
Rock-a-Rolla, UK, 1-2009

proprement stupéfiante.
DSide, F, 01/2009

El public que asistiera al concierto debió sentir el Apokalipsis a la vuelta de la esquina.
Clone, ES, 01/2009

The Keiji Haino disc is a real highlight, with zeitkratzer enfolding him in its grasp like some tentacular kraken of the deep. Haino effectively becomes another member of the group.
The Wire Magazine, UK, 11/2008

Großartig die abschließende „Sinfonia“, in der sich lyrische Noise-Fluten organisch zu einem hypnotisierend intensiven und bei aller Wucht noch immer vielschichtigen, detailreichen Klanguniversum verdichten. Dafür 5 von 5 Punkten!“
Concerto 3/2009

Menaçant à l'extrême mais terriblement addictif.
Goutemes disques, F, 2/2009

Hier kommt zeitkratzer der Beschreibung vom Lärm, „der ein neues System hervorbringt, eine Ordnung von höherer Komplexität“ (Michel Serres) sehr nahe. Fabelhaft.
Freistil, D, 04/2009

un sommet d'extrémité sonique accompli, où toutes les énergies musicales et sonores des participants semblent se confondre dans une apologie débridée de la fureur.
octopus-enligne, F, 3/2009

And yes, this IS a release that is really something else. Wow!! Definitely recommended!
Earlabs, UK, 12/2008

une charge furieuse est implacable.
Volume, F, 02/2009

zeitkratzer and Haino building a wonderfully feeling of controlled tension, strange bleak beauty and all surrounding otherness.
Musique Machine, UK, 01/2009

subdued elaborations, dark and elegant
neural.it, IT, 01/2009