Genre: IDM / Dubstep / Tribal / Psych Trance

Track Listing:

01 Going under
02 Detuning Purpose
03 Bizango Datura
04 Ability To Distance
05 The Apparition Speaks
06 Confederate (Elementals' Soul Fire) Remix Edit
07 Power Freak
08 Wrong Volt
09 29° (Marching Dynamics Vs. Tonikom)
10 Situations Vacant
11 Doorbells In Amsterdam
12 The Spoor Of The Wolf In The Wet Earth
13 Eschelons (The Ninth Life)

A shade from Tiki culture is back to life to the music scene with an altered mind state scenario as background, the drums are chanting its hypnotizing cadence and a strange aura starts to surround all the things around, the 21sth century is possessed by electronic voodoo. A mysterious magic is in the air, its name is Marching dynamics and an overly bizarre title as “The workers party of Haiti” constitutes their newest album after their overly praised “Nailsleeper” on the charming Hymen Records from Germany. A distinctive change of direction is present in this work, so radically that it makes look the band as a different one. There are not enough adjectives to qualify this ultra original and overly bizarre album from this American outfit. Their supremely crafted version on IDM with tribal rhythms laced in ambient are really suggestive not to mention delirious in a way, constituting a recipe that will be completely seductive for the listener.

There is music that in the first few chords blows you away; this is one of those albums where you can immediately anticipate the big thing coming and you wait for it with a big smile. The level of elaboration and the uncanny atmospheric structures evaporates any slight accent of common grounds or copycat-ism at once, leaving the listener begging for what comes next every second. Contrived electronica with a profound sense for atmosphere and a well developed skeleton of rhythmic chops, these two aspects will sustain a very balanced aural presentation where the psychedelic mystery imposed by the devised ambient part will combine with the extremely modernized dynamics of rhythmic tribalism combined with industrial conceptions and resulting in a full complex conformation charging with the adrenaline of a ritual experience over the listener. There is something definitively ritualistic inside this work, some kind of evocation of a shamanic practice and psychotropics, the cover artwork is somehow instructive in this regard. Musically dissected, “The workers party of Haiti” has a solid reference into Dubstep tendencies with the Dub part capitalized effectively on the strong bass lines that equally solidify the rhythmic core and the moody atmosphere. Sub Bass modulations are delivered across the tracks competing with the atmospheric lines congregated through synths and layers mainly used in pursuit of creating throbbing cadence during most of the work, this gut reverberant frequency constitutes an authentic Dub veneration with extremely good results. Aside from this aspect a great variety of effects come in during each track conforming a very varied and moody style for the whole development of the work: Organic sequences made of unrecognizable sound source, Analog loops, tiny sampler additions that form an amalgam of often Coil-esque figures and illusions that compete with the bizarre rhythmic additions condescending with tribal to crazy breaks to downtempo and often aimlessly changing from one to another while preserving a defined tempo to maintain a rhythmic line.

Additionally the work manifests two sides. First half of the work comprehended from track 2 to 7 shows a particular incidence from the characteristically Dubstep influence that defines the core from Marching dynamics but with a tendency towards Industrial pace noticeable in the tempo given to the rhythmic structure. Although the rhythmic section preserves an organic and often progressive dynamic, changing between rhythm qualities and genres even, but the tempo is often solidified corresponding to a monotonic sequence so correlated with industrial music. Now the last half commencing with “Wrong volt” dedicatedly steps into a defined tribalism. Intense piercing tribal rhythms rise amidst the Break beats and correlated sequences, creating an unnatural and surrealistic landscape of moving sonorities and bizarre visuals where sampler based melodies take a special connotation to recreate exotic atmosphere. To ponder amongst the qualified highlights from this album are the songs: “Situations vacant” introducing an obscure Jazz feeling with Angelo Badalamenti reminiscences, pretty moody piece, lacking the hectic rhythm phase that prevailed beforehand. “Doorbells in Amsterdam” is a very tribal trance track with heavy influx from Eastern moods, chaotically exploited with twisted bass lines that mix amidst a sweet Indian flute. And the remarkable “Wrong volt” probably the more tribal piece full of vertiginous rhythms to infest the dance floor while leaving time for the magic that comes from the weird atmospheric-analog based effects.

In general the sound from the work is overly brilliant, perhaps trying to bring an hyper real kind of sonority, but aside from bringing an over polished and refined texture to the body sound creates a malicious side effect, making the Hi-hat comes in almost hurtful high frequencies when listening loud or with headphones, nevertheless this effect is kind of understandable from a mix perspective as it does juxtapose to the often thick bass textures that prevail during the work. Marching dynamics has conformed to this album a complex transition of diverse genres with an appropriate and exquisite electronic dynamic, From hectic rhythm morphology to complex atmospheric suites. Surely a work that will give a lot to talk about. Recommended.