Ennio Mazzon is an Italian engineer who lives and works in Berlin.
His follow-up to “Xuan” (2013) consists of experimental pieces that go under the label of "post-digital modernism". Personally I'd just call it organised noise and have done with it.
To some that might sound like a put down but I've always liked the raw, uncompromising energy of this kind of harsh electronica.
The industrial dynamic is pleasing to my ear despite being jarring, distorted and even a little menacing. There are few rhythmic beats and no voices or samples to break up the wall of dense urban machine music.
All the titles are in English but give no clues about the intention or inspiration behind the tracks. Make what you will of tags like Hunting Souvenirs and Marine At Nighttime.
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My favourite is Masu, named after the simple wooden containers used by the Japanese to measure foods such as rice and soy sauce. One website describes how these boxes were traditionally constructed without nails but just a small amount of adhesive.
The programming behind a track like this is undoubtedly complex yet, paradoxically, there is something equally Zen-like and minimalist in the finished product.
Ennio Mazzon's website
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