The song 'Such Filth' by the Canadian band 'Total Chroma' leads directly into the dark area of electronic music. The song is from the album 'L A P L A N D' (This spelling is mentally killing me!). With its deep beats and floating synthesiser sounds, it makes the dark hearts beat faster. Although the track is supposed to be inspired by EBM of the 80s, in my opinion you can rather hear dark wave influences.
But that's what makes the song so special: it combines both genres in a unique way, creating a dark atmosphere that invites you to dance. With a tempo of 120bpm and a clear 4/4 beat, 'Such Filth' is a song that virtually urges your feet to dance.
But it is above all the powerful sound that transports the listener into another world. A sound that fits wonderfully into the young dark wave generation of bands like 'Buzz Kull' or 'Ghost Cop'. It is nice to see that dark wave is experiencing a renaissance and bands like 'Total Chroma' are contributing to this revival.
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Total Chroma about 'Such Filth'
Total Chroma emerges as the brainchild of Robert Katerwol (Wire Spine, Weird Candle), who unleashes a deluge of frenetic synths, cosmic cacophonies, and swift, immersive soundscapes with “Such Filth.” This unsettling, dystopian track delves into themes of surveillance and oppression with a raw, emotive human touch woven into the edgy, arpeggio-laden synthpunk soundscape, which Katerwol describes as a ‘repetitive mantra that celebrates beauty emerging from darkness and dirt, and filth.’
The EBM inspired number was written specifically for late night secret dance parties in warehouses with the intention of being a clever club banger.
“I just try to cram some thematic nonsensical cliches beneath the veil of metaphysical melancholy,” he jokes. “How can I sneak some philosophical nuggets of random wisdom into a song that people would hopefully dance to at 3:00 am?!!”
How, indeed. Strap on your Docs and immerse yourself in the mire of the night….because, as Katerwol quips, “from the filth grows louts.”
