Woodleigh Research Facility / The Black Lodge

“The Black Lodge” takes its name from David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks”, and the TV show’s occult informed “extra-dimensional location”, “a place of pure evil through which all souls passed on the way to perfection.” Despite this sinister source of inspiration the track is, in fact, a proper, propulsive (Halloween?) party starter. Chugging, forcefully marching, on playful, percussive programming, while sound effects dive bomb and belch. Mad scientist Tesla coils buzzing. “Max Gate Inc.” kicks a bit like Beltran’s “Energy Flash”. Its synth’s bottomless bellowing resembling a bell’s tolling being bent into strange shapes. Countered by bleeps and rapid, ritualistic mad monk chanting / possessed glossolalia vocals. “One Forty” is an atmospheric collage of layered, creepy choral harmonies and eerie organ drones. Beatless, but boasting fidgeting, racing 140 BPM rave / trance frequencies. Breakdowns of fuzzed, electric axe feedback and whistling, haunted moorland winds. Kinda like if The KLF,…