Tomasz Twardawa is a living legend of the underground industrial scene in Poland. Since the mid eighties, he has taken part in pioneer projects as TKT, Godzilla and a few more, introducing noise and power industrial aesthetics into the numb, self-proclaimed 'avantgarde' crowd, stimulating its development with his uncompromisingly, radical approach. His main brain-child, Genetic Transmission, with numerous great releases under belt, proves that his flame still burns. After many albums on his own label Die Schöne Blumen Musik Werk, and more recently on Tochnit Aleph, Beast of Prey and War Office Propaganda, "Spiral" is his first release on Afe Records.

Consisting of one long track - about 43 minutes - "Spiral" begins smoothly with a field-recording of wind blowing through a desert alley, but soon turns into a powerful industrial collage. Genetic Transmission has the ability to deform everyday sounds and submit them to his own laws, converting usual noises into a proper surrealistic and bruitiste language all of his own. Most of the sounds used in this composition are culled from recordings of different instruments, original acoustic installations - like sets of stone-sculptures, glass scoriae and metal agglomerates - and field recordings. Tomasz's equipment includes a wide spectrum of contact and dynamic microphones, old telephone headphones, vintage soviet devices and modern computer technology.

"Spiral" is varied, claustrophobic and sharp. Nerve-wracking at times, with noises crawling up and down the invisible thread that unites them, the album has an oppressive and dense feeling from the beginning to the end. The few quieter moments are suddenly destroyed by frenetic noises that seem to never rest, reaching one over the other in a wave of destructive frenzy. The spiral of time materializes in the sound of giant ticking clocks that leave no space for any other emotion except those related to anxiety and fear of what's coming next.

These mechanical sounds clatter, fall, crash, rebuild and move like serpents through the rest of the composition, at moments they almost seem to be waiting the perfect moment for another attack. A gleam of hope finally materializes as the old industrial wheels slow down and stop while the wind starts blowing again - has it ever stopped? - The final loops fade out and silence is sweet as it has never been.

Limited edition release of only 100 copies!

   Packaging: Pro-CDR in resealable sleeve with pro-printed cardboard insert
   Release Date: October 2008
   Running Time: 42:57