The Sludge of the Land
Pitchfork••technology
Key Points:
- Babau’s 2025 album The Sludge of the Land continues the tradition of experimental recombination and pastiche rooted in mid-20th-century exotica, a genre popularized by Martin Denny’s 1957 album Exotica that blended diverse musical influences and sounds from Asia and Polynesia.
- The duo, Luigi Monteanni and Matteo Pennesi, draw on their decade-long experience in experimental music scenes and their label Artetetra to create a maximalist soundscape combining live instruments, samplers, and digital effects, exploring the kitsch and complexity behind musical forms.
- The album features a dense, overstimulating mix of sounds and textures, including references to exotica, library music, and experimental techniques,
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