Genre: Noise / Experimental

01 Acid Nightmare
02 Cyber Larva
03 Dust Nirvana
04 Hetero Syndrome
05 Mutated Paradise
06 Dust Nirvana II

As far as collaborations go, this work shared between “Cyberpunk Terrorist” Kenji Siratori and Italian Experimental genius D.B.P.I.T. entitled “Mandala” has to be one of the best I’ve ever had the privilege to listen to. This is one of those extremely rare works that doesn’t give you what you want, but the textures are so unique, the structures so simple, and the moods so effective that you don’t really care. Things jet off in different directions, and the sonic combinations almost always seem strange, but are more often then not brilliant because they are so innovative and sometimes almost unheard-of.

The vocal and abstractly poetic prose work put in by the undeniably gifted Mr. Siratori really pulls everything together, knowing exactly what kind of delivery warrants the integrity of the multi-dimensional qualities structured by D.B.P.I.T., AKA Flavio Rivabella. The actual physical nature of the mix is something else, conveying a feeling of being surrounded, even engulfed, by all the different sounds coming at you, fading out, and interweaving. “Acid Nightmare”, which starts the EP, is creepy, but also very subdued. Here, there is Kenji throwing in a delay-soaked vocal passage that sounds like Sopor Aeternus on Opium, but at the lower parts of the spectrum there is a quicker and more aggressive spoken word set. Flavio’s sedate trumpets make unexpected, but pleasant appearances throughout the work, like in “Dust Nirvana” which also has what sounds like a low-frequency sawtooth, panning back and forth. There is a guest appearance by Mushy, who provides backing vocals on the quiet “Hetero Syndrome”, a track that is somewhat bass-heavy, but smooth.

“Cyber Larva” features an appearance by Wertham on back up as well, but the best contribution came from Pusio, who laid down a sadistic, twisted sounding piano passage on “Mutated Paradise” that sounds like it emanated from an ancient RCA acetate player in a Gestapo officer’s study. The strange thing is that it sounds effectively Asian at the same time. Here, howling wolves and ghostly sounds are the backbone of the track. My absolute favorite. This is one of those tracks that will never leave you after first listening to it the entire way through. “Dust Nirvana II” seals the work quite nicely with a sped-up and reverberating Kenji in front of a pulsing warble and bass drum as D.B.P.I.T.’s trumpet floats around, conjuring something like Miles Davis playing on a cliff overlooking a post-apocalyptic world.

This is some unforgettable stuff. If you can manage to get your hands on one of the only one hundred copies that exist from Deserted Factory, don’t let go… This is Experimental in one of its purest, and most respectable forms.