Synflict is the moniker for the creative cooperation between Marco Cervellin
and me, Olliver Wichmann. Primarily known for designing cover artwork for various netlabel
artists, we eventually expanded our teamwork to include music. Prismatine is the result of exchanging aesthetic ideals which
have emerged during our creative cooperation and could be briefly summarised as the following:
There is a gesture and a direction it points at. It will form a common thread spanning across the segment of our attention.
The tension between the initial gesture and its counterpart decides about the contrast. But it is the distribution of being
and nothingness, as well as the degree of contradictions and interferences which ultimately defines the aesthitic quality
of a creation. Whilst individual preferences vary, it is our goal to maximise the intersection of our agreement by rethinking
approaches, seeking compromises or putting aside things we cannot agree upon until they may serve a better purpose within a
different context.
At the musical level, Prismatine consists of five aural artworks which were added the course of time as supplemental stylistic
element and can be best categorised as basically electroacoustic concerning its structure, but also reaching out to some
aspects of dark ambient and drone. Its characteristics are a lack of improvisation, huge dynamic and aural contrasts
(consonance versus dissonance, attack versus decay) and pauses as a means to interrupt a continious flow. Each of the parts
form an autonomous unit of their own and exhibit distinct aspects of their microcosm. Those parts range from cold and sparse
sequences interspersed with floating tones to crackling feedback or even moments of dreamy calm. Typically, gestures are
varied and segmented, but remain recognisable though they are never repeated the same way. Instead, they paraphrase the
underlying thought and enrich it with new details.
Olliver Wichmann
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| 1. | Prismatine A | 5 min 53 sec | 13'818 KByte | mp3, 320 kbps CBR |
| 2. | Prismatine B | 5 min 27 sec | 12'808 KByte | mp3, 320 kbps CBR |
| 3. | Prismatine C | 2 min 24 sec | 5'644 KByte | mp3, 320 kbps CBR |
| 4. | Prismatine D | 7 min 03 sec | 16'530 KByte | mp3, 320 kbps CBR |
| 5. | Prismatine E | 3 min 35 sec | 8'422 KByte | mp3, 320 kbps CBR |
| Artwork | Cover art for prints | 1'688 KByte | 24x12 cm & 11.8x14.8 cm at 300 dpi | |
| Everything | Entire release plus artwork | 53.6 MByte | zip archive |
Music and cover art © 2009 Synflict and the Petcord netlabel.