It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything from the Mystery Sea label, perhaps the greatest single supplier of drone music in the entire world for the past decade. Since I first heard about the Belgian label (via Aidan Baker’s “At The Fountain Of Thirst” CDr) I have obsessively tried to collect ’em all. Seriously, what’s not to fall in love with about “a small-scale independent exploring unit devoted to release limited edition works of 100 copies in CD-R format only — a vehicle for revealing highly immersive music, soundmantras making us connect with our innermost selves and get in touch with an evanescent reality far beyond words.”
K.M Krebs (aka Kevin Krebs) has been releasing his solo experimental/electronic music since around 2001. Before that, he was performing live with Steven Brekelmans as part of Foer in the mid-’90s. In describing his approach to the Mystery Sea format, Krebs wrote, “the light will fill the darkness and obliterate it” is a sonic exploration of the connection between the moon and the ocean; placing an ear to the subtle sidereal movements of the inner waterways. I decided to link these two concepts as the moon and the ocean have always shared a vast ground of symbolism : crescent waves and cold geography. The subtle pull of the lunar tide. Most resonant to me is their connection with the unconscious – frigid azure light reflecting off the navigators of these uncertain and shifting spaces.”
The official press release states: “Maybe more known under the moniker of 833-45, and also for being the founder of the Nishi online sublabel of No Type, canadian K.M. Krebs has now decided to elaborate works under his own name… After a dream triggering private debut full-length entitled “Oneiromancy”, and a beautiful dense collaboration with Heath Yonaites (“The Seed Project”), he shaped “The light will fill the darkness and obliterate it” for Mystery Sea…
Prepare yourself thus to sail a strange sea, as he embroidered again an enthralling movement blended naturally into a seamless mix… an unpredictable and profound odyssey made of carefully arranged and merged samples… Balancing between imaginary shores, swelling dark tones alternate with tidal surges in a sweeping hypnotic motion… ensuing visions could be that of a rusted moon slowly sinking, corroded by lapping waves of metallic particles, or of gardens of polished stones washed by whirling streams to become minuscule islands of wonder… K.M. Krebs’drowned orchestra hums a nocturnal soundtrack strewn with foggy murmurs & muted signs, keeping on reflecting the inherent promise of permanent new forms, the resurfacing of muttered secrets… “The light will fill the darkness and obliterate it” is a lunar mantra pronounced ad infinitum, never appearing the same when experienced… it leaves a vital imprint & impulse to drift beyond and behind…
Enjoy!
K.M. Krebs
The Light Will Fill The Darkness And Obliterate It
(Mystery Sea, 2003)
MediaFire DL Link
01. The Southern Crown
02. Sea Of Nectar
03. Folding Landscapes
04. The Unassailable And Eternal Sovereign Of The Lunar Body
05. The Azure Dunes Of Midnight [MP3]
06. The Thousand Dark Veils
07. None Of The Things That Are Can Perish
08. A Large And Shining Gate
09. Waters Of The Fens And Marshes
10. Small Golden Chains Extending To The Heavens
11. Father Of The Minerals
12. I Came To Scoff But Stayed To Pray
13. Dissolving Into The White Horizon
