"Richly layered, thick textures. Hissing, thumping loops of purely abstract noise and an almost musical, distorted phrase. Every sound working independently of the other, and yet meshing together into one... this is seemingly the one unchanging theme of PBK's work. Swooping distortion, gritty and alarming, yet somehow calming as well. An after the storm calm settles in for the last track on side one, with a modal four-note phrase, backed by a drone. Smeared hints of angry and scared voices screeching and multiplied with delays. More obscured voices burbling with what sounds like a violin playing lightly intimates a nightmare party, ghostly debutantes and gentlemen and ladies echoing from a distant past. Walking through a hall nearby an aviary with a public address system speaking in tongues in the far distance. Resolute bong of an ancient alien bell, and clockwork. This 1988 (release) from PBK is important in understanding his early work..." (AUTOreverse)
"A friend of Vidna Obmana produced one of the best 'industrial' releases I heard in times. It is not really harsh music, spacey seems an appropriate term for describing it, as PBK uses lots of echo or delay (analogue or digital), plus lots of sampling. The first track on side A is very energetic, great rhythm with an even greater (broken) saxophone loop. Another good track can be found on side B, softly processed feedback, tons of echo, another successor to Werkbund (Asmus Tietchens). So, all in all, a good tape." (Vital)
"Slow-moving, rich synthesizer music that's nearly overwhelming through headphones. The interplay of sounds drags the listener along to dark and deep realms of thought, in a way that reminded me of Lovecraft's description of the descent to dreamland. Eerie and exciting." (Factsheet Five)
"Steady-state, noise-as-wallpaper; Imagine early Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze through a distortion box. Recommended walkman/blaster material for late-night subways & deserted cityscapes." (Ear Magazine)
"Die Brucke rides the pulse with Martin Rev. The music finds its way to places most people would not ask to go. Louder playback makes for more cheerless fun. Everything but the sound sits still, and the sound moves closer and closer. PBK is one of the most talented members of the current American tape underground. Don't miss this noise." (Lowlife)
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