Synergy Magazine

Agnosia

Formication

Formication are at the edge of exploration of dark ambient landscapes and Agnosia is another impressive offering. It offers a powerful evocation of mood and emotion and really needs to be experienced either through headphones or very late at night without distraction. There is so much in every track and each listening turns up something more..

"Formication have expanded of their idea behind 'Redux' which provided fixed track names but in a random order. 'Agnosia' is in constant flux, so much so that there can be no definite assumptions about any of the track titles.

The album's introduction opens with some rather infernal electronic percussion with the added textured of sound of synthesizers adding a great atmosphere, add to this distant voices and strange pulsing and clicking sounds and you know you are in for another superb journey.

The second track has a wailing sound that resonates through layers of twisted percussion which certainly creates a paranoid and claustrophobic mood, which is then relieved through the floating and soft waves of the following track.

The fourth track, my favourite, is intense and powerful. It is unnerving with its strange noises and use of clicks and voices to create a disorientating and passionate piece. Completing this exploration at the edges of dark music is a moody track which seems to mix all the different themes Formication like to explore.

This is an EP of around 32 minutes but certainly is a fascinating and powerful album. It takes us on a journey through unconscious territories, hovering between dreams and nightmares and is certainly worth exploring.