Criminal Underground

Album ANW 4338Criminal Underground

Steffan Koch (ASCAP)

Darkly rhythmic synths, organic percussion and hair-raising sound design create a malevolent haze.

12 tracks

  1. Contaminant
    Contaminant4338/1
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    11 mixesLayers of raw, stumbling strings, low drones and shrill synths find a pattern among a host of percussion and building tones that break into harsh glitches, morphing into mutated throbbing. The strings return in a frantic surge to a terrifying finale.
     
    2:46120 BPM
  2. To Each Their Scorn
    To Each Their Scorn4338/12
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    11 mixesRinging hum interrupted by echoing ethereal tones turns into a pulsing muted bass and harsh, demanding drone that sprawls forth while synth strings weave in and out, building everything towards a sharp, rhythmic conclusion.
     
    2:49107 BPM
  3. Amorphous
    Amorphous4338/23
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    14 mixesPlodding bass backed with morose drone that swirls around and bleeds into a buzzing boom. The slow bass beat is joined by waves of synth that grow into a harsh swell that fades. A second wave of neon pierces the darkness, peaks, and fades away.
     
    2:38120 BPM
  4. The Inexorable
    The Inexorable4338/37
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    6 mixesRhythmic, clanking loop and squalling, humming dronescape softly boom into a mutated, glitching pound. Rapid clock tick-tocks along with dragging chains, stabbing futuristic synth, and a return of the mutation that all fall away, leaving only the clanking.
     
    2:15110 BPM
  5. Transcript
    Transcript4338/43
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    10 mixesImposing bass towers over quivering dronescape that finds its footing and overthrows the darkness, replacing it with an edge as layers of synth dart around, backed by a hurried pulsing bass, at first anchoring, then charging towards a tense finale.
     
    2:28107 BPM
  6. Dyad
    Dyad4338/53
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    10 mixesHumming drone and high whines boom into a rolling synthscape that commands attention, punctuated by echoing drums and distorted, buzzing alarm. A muddied synth bass rushes in and swells everything to a peaked, harsh conclusion.
     
    2:4194 BPM
  7. Pulse Check
    Pulse Check4338/63
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    8 mixesGrumbling drone probed and overtaken by echoing metallic clank and a rapid repeated clicking. An imposing rolling synthscape washes over, bringing with it a buzzing synth that swells and recedes.
     
    2:10120 BPM
  8. Protogenos
    Protogenos4338/71
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    9 mixesEerie whines run into pulsing electric pitter-pattering bass and an airy, whodunnit synthscape that crescendos and disappears, giving way to a rushing wave of neon synth arpeggios and a sprinting bass that rips towards prominence before falling away.
     
    2:26130 BPM
  9. Void Siren
    Void Siren4338/80
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    12 mixesEerie, muddied drone and synth organ layers groan, whine and buzz against a plodding bass. Repeated airy booms distort and mutate while clearing a path for a sprinting synth bass in a forlorn motif, building to an unforgiving cacophony of anger.
     
    2:3797 BPM
  10. Crimson Desert
    Crimson Desert4338/92
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    7 mixesLow humming drone rumbles as dark strings scurry around a swelling landscape that booms and rolls. Haunting pings and crashes fall to a rhythmic, pounding bleakness that rises up and screeches to a halt.
     
    2:12130 BPM
  11. Way Finder
    Way Finder4338/99
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    9 mixesPiercing hum backed up by growling drones swell and swish to a cut. Plucking guitar echoes against a squalling drone, morphing into harsh synth and pulsing bass. Tense whine punctuates a symphony of brooding as the bass drives to a dramatic close.
     
    2:11120 BPM
  12. State of Light
    State of Light4338/108
    Steffan Koch (ASCAP)
    11 mixesTense, shrill whine given weight by a rumbling drone, faint strings, and sliding, honing synth. Ominous piano plods against the bleak landscape as scampering strings seek shelter in a world dominated by warnings and tension.
     
    3:15115 BPM
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