The follow up to Swedish computer boffins, Roll the Dice’s, Live in Gothenburg EP marks a significant difference from their eponymous debut.
Opener, “Iron Bridge” purveys a layered melancholic, industrial notion. As does “Calling All Workers,” with its spirit smashing church bell and ominous chimes.
Another key feature of the album is the minimalist piano and rumbling, bassy synthesizers as put across on the aptly named “Dark Thirty” and “The Skull is Built Into the Tool.”
However, the last three tracks- “Cause and Effect,” “Way Out,” and “see You Monday” mark a surprising rise in tempo, until the crashing halt of “See You Monday;” casting “In Dust” into a distant, faded memory.
Whilst the album lacks a sense of excitement, maybe due to the complete lack of vocals and lyricism or maybe due to the average song length of six minutes (although most are longer). “In Dust” does withhold a gloomy, noir sense of ambient beauty that is commendable within Malcolm Pardon and Peder Mannerfelt’s latest work.
Jonathan Hatchman
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