{"id":7054060,"date":"2026-09-01T16:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/ambient-music\/the-law-rah-collective-strange-attraction-ambientblog\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:31:14","slug":"the-law-rah-collective-strange-attraction-ambientblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7054060","title":{"rendered":"The [Law-Rah] Collective – Strange Attraction \u2013 Ambientblog"},"content":{"rendered":"


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THE [LAW-RAH] COLLECTIVE \u2013 STRANGE ATTRACTION<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The musicians behind The [Law-Rah] Collective<\/a><\/em><\/strong> \u2013 operating since 2000 \u2013 can be different members. Bauke van der Wal<\/em><\/strong> is the constant, but often Martijn Pieck<\/em> is also involved. But for this recent cassette-release, Van der Wal <\/em><\/strong>is the only performing member.
Though he\/they (not pronouns) usually operate in the ambient\/drone\/noise genre, you never really know what to expect in a new release: it\u2019s important that none of their releases sound the same.<\/p>\n

This cassette (also available digitally of course) presents two 15-minute pieces, Phase 1 <\/em>and Phase 2, <\/em>that are not easy to categorise. Both tracks are \u2018the result of experiments with chaos and order in their relation to the signature analog sounds the collective is known for\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s clearly not ambient, but it\u2019s not harsh noise either. It\u2019s a bit of both, so perhaps simply call it \u2018noisebient\u2019? Or \u2018power ambient\u2019, as it is sometimes called? Anyway, it works best to play on a significant volume, it\u2019s not exactly intended to be played softly in the background. <\/p>\n

Especially Phase 1<\/em> <\/strong>is a bit unnerving (intended), although near the end it calms down with a voice loop that slowly becomes understandable and tells us to \u2018experience the silence\u2019. It\u2019s the voice of the Grandmaster of Silence: John Cage.<\/em><\/p>\n

Phase 2<\/em> <\/strong>is somewhat less intrusive than the A-side, but it still creates \u2018strong immersion, tension, and physical pressure while listening\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n