Band
Simon Šerc
Title
Bora Scura
Type
LP/EP
Company
Pharmafabrik
YOR
2018
Style
Heavy/Extreme
Band / Release Notes
Simon Šerc is a sound and video artist, recording engineer, performer and label founder. He studied philosophy and computing at the University of Ljubljana and has been active in the field of experimental music and video since 1990. He is the founder of the Pharmafabrik production and label. Simon started the label in 1993 in an attempt to create a platform that strives to enhance radical difference in how we perceive, consume, and distribute music and other art.
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Could make for some interesting backgrounds
Due to location, the area of Ajdovšcina, a town in Vipava Valley (Slovenia), is highly exposed to Bora, a strong and cold wind which occurs 42 days per year on average. Some of the strongest gusts exceed the speed of 200 km/h with a record speed of 295 km/h. Simon Šerc captured all of these on 5 February 2015. This isn't rock or metal, but it is kind of a heavy listen. There's 10 tracks, or "actions" of the Bora wind with some occasion noises that filter in. Just like the variety of terms for snow, you get a mixture of sounds from the howling fury of "Climax" to the stressful whistling of "Pressure". The banging wood of "Flux" could just drive you mad. I'd say that most people would be hard pressed to listen for pure enjoyment, but it could make for some interesting backgrounds.
Recommended for fans of: Dark ambient, raging rapids, moving trains, vacuum cleaners, hurricanes
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