Kleistwahr – This World Is Not My Home / Over Your Heads Forever 2 xlp

Kleistwahr – This World Is Not My Home / Over Your Heads Forever 2 xlp

"As brutal and harsh as Kleistwahr can be, however, there is more to This World Is Not My Home than just power electronics. I’ve already mentioned Mundy’s talent as a musician, but more important is his humanity. He probably won’t thank me for writing this, but his approach is atypically sensitive for a genre that relies more often on misanthropy and aggression. In an interview I did with him and his alter ego in Ramleh, Anthony diFranco, Mundy explained to me that the lyrics on their most recent (and astounding) Malediction album include the line “Please forgive me” repeated over and over, like a despairing, self-flagellating mantra." - Joseph Burnett / Dusted Magazine

"For hardcore noise fans, this may not initially be an evolution that’s entirely to their liking. As the album opens with distorted, gothic organ and synth drones on ‘The Last Chain That Bound, The Spoiler Now Rends’, their expansive, emotionally-resonant melody bolstered by Mundy’s signature vocal ululations. There are a number of notable vocalists operating in the field of noise, but none carries the weight of feeling that Gary Mundy does, especially when he’s recording as Kleistwahr, even though the words themselves are unintelligible. Instead, his vocalisations become fractured laments drowned out by the elements, a lone voice railing, unheard, at the ignominies of life. Speaking to me via Facebook, Mundy mentioned being inspired by reflections on the past, wasted time, war and faith (or its failures, more precisely), and all of those themes come across in the tones of regret and anger he imbues his voice with, regardless of the music it is deployed over." - Joseph Burnett / The Quietus