Tracklist
We-Sourize
Prux-Norplexoxix
Queltrom-Victorm
Kramtil-Kriptos
Brammix-Q:49face
11 Men for Lord Dorpal
Ex-Prestu: Plod
6 in Chalec-3
Wemcraftor: Limsniffer
Milsevix-Nob
49 to Lim
H-Inox (R-Inox)
Tracklist
We-Sourize
Prux-Norplexoxix
Queltrom-Victorm
Kramtil-Kriptos
Brammix-Q:49face
11 Men for Lord Dorpal
Ex-Prestu: Plod
6 in Chalec-3
Wemcraftor: Limsniffer
Milsevix-Nob
49 to Lim
H-Inox (R-Inox)
CD Reviews
Improvisation, not indeterminacy...
chris | Pelham, MA United States | 08/17/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Crom tech succeeded with their music on many different levels. First of all, the instrumentation was HIGHLY structuralized for improvised music (John Cage, in contrast, composed; thought I use the term loosely). This in itself is very unusual for any music that draws from free-jazz (which crom-tech obviously did). The guitar and drums play WITH each other (not against each other, as it is traditionally often done in this kind of music)in a very intricate fashion. Crom-tech (as well as The Cranium, a band who worked closely with crom-tech) were searching for a NEW way to experience music. If new music doesn't sound weird the first time you hear it, it's probably not all THAT new... To simply call a music "noise" does not make it so. One must first define what noise is, and then decide whether or not the music in question fits the definition. "Noise" is simply any sound that one does not wish to hear. A conventional pop song interferring with a transimission from a radio tower could easily qualify as noise for an airplane pilot who is distracted from listening to her next instruction. Crom-tech found the perfect balance between conventional rock-music and improvised/creative music. The music that they left us with is both equally accessible and challenging. They will be missed by many."
Oh my happy epilepsy
Ollie | brno | 09/21/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Whenever I feel too romantic and serious about music, I put this on and go &$"·&@()?¿)$·)&·!". I just LOVE this kind of attitude, blasting away without compromise, leaving nothing but startled critics and confused musicians in the way. The DEFINITIVE post-punk for me... done with masterous dexterity by the way... INCREDIBLE."
Crom-tech revitalizes underground in thirteen minutes.
Ollie | 09/08/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I originaly saw this band perform live in Minneapolis. This ensamble exists as a two piece (guitar & drums), they execute songs that average 1 to 2 minutes in lenght. Their arrangments consist of tightly organized playing that can only be described as amazing. Crom-tech proves that sensory overload is a good thing. The fact that this cd is still available on this forum is a stupendous achievment, for this type of music. I could only hope that Mobo & FLoater are still putting out more amazing tracks of madness. Not much info is floating around out there."
Amazing
d_didonato | Austin, TX United States | 03/07/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Hmmm, I can't dance to it so it's not good? Does that make the Vengaboys a great, valid band? Good music tends to have a mix of aestheticism and conceptuality, but this album is so extreme that it transcends this criterium. I've had the distinct privelege of seeing this band live multiple times. The first time I thought it was improvised, but then came around to realize that it's highly structured under the veneer of chaos. Because the entire Crom-Tech experience is so cerebral, it succeeds on an emotional level: the feeling of no feeling. This album is brilliant and if the spuds can't understand it, it's their problem... that's why bands like Nickelback were created. Crom-Tech not only rocked, but they put the universe into balance and perspective. They deserve your hard-earned cash."
Bizarre yet benign
theobrixton | providence, RI United States | 06/30/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"crom-tech was comprised of two hesher dudes (guitar and drums) from washington D.C. they wore fanny packs when they played and i guess they were pretty nerdy. they were also one of the most original and band of the last couple years, (until lightning bolt came around, who you should also check out if you dig this). crom tech was interested in finding new ways to excite the listener beyond even avant-garde standards. i think that crom-tech found a working unison of metal, jazz and avant garde that avoided all the silly pretensions of those genres. their music is wonderfully paradoxical--even though the artwork, lyrics and information on the cd postulate the band as a duo of alien intruders, the way the instruments are played, the sound of the recording, and the urgency of the yelped vocals make me aware of the humans behind the freaky chaos. the weirdness and inaccessibility of it just draws me closer, so that eventually there are parts that i regard as hooks or choruses in their own deviant way. even bands that are closely tied to crom-tech, like melt-banana, ruins or magma, don't for me offer the same exhilaration or weird reassurance that crom-tech had. those bands sometimes seem self-indulgent or willfully obscure, whereas i think crom-tech's total bizarre otherworldly sound was really just a natural development for these two very weird guys. there's a youthfulness and naivete beneath the virtuoustic playing and impenetrable structures that is usually lost when more professional-type musicians compose music this challenging or dense. if you like crom-tech, you should also check out their new band orthrelm, who i hear is pretty rad, as well as fat day. also try to find crom-tech's 12" on slowdime, which is longer, more intense, and more mindblowing than this short but very sweet EP."
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1