May 1999 Reviews  Deutsch Nepal: Erosion CD, Staalplaat  Deutsch
Nepal is an old Amon Düül II song, but I hadn't heard the act of
the same name ever before. This "band" is actually only one man,
Lina Baby Doll from Sweden. This one perhaps somehow reminds of
the Finnish "postrock" band Circle, with its dark droney
soundscapes and distant anthemic chants. The first track,
"Erosion", is a bit like an overture to an opera depicting the
nocturnal world of nightmares.  The sound on this album is
lingering, like an orchestra tuning their instruments, prolonged
to a continuous minimal sound loop and with threatening rhythm.
Somewhere in the background you can sense muffled sounds of
repeated radio transmissions talking nonsense. Very meditative
moods, indeed: like repeating sounds of the ocean. This music is
in essence an abstract piece but following certain patterns
forming a larger texture with repetition. Music that keeps in
the distance most of the time, always there but never coming too
close for comfort. Or un