No Festival Of Light -- Officina Gentium Vagina Nationum -- Functional Organisation 1999 [Last Sigh Magazine]

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Stemming from Sweden, Frederik Bergström sets forth on "Officina Gentium Vagina Nationum" with sounds probing the experimental end of dark minimal industrial-edge/noise. Frederik has a vast background in music and post-experimental avant-garde noise as can be witnessed by his discography [see below]. This release is about 47 minutes total length and combines various noises of swooshes and clanging, vinyl skips(?), etching electronic probes with spooky atmospheric backdrops and ambient pulsing drone. At times however the sound is barely audible at times leaving the listener wondering if anything was even recorded.
Known for his percussion and synthetic effects, Frederik toured in Fall, 1999 United States as a tour member of Mortiis who accompanied Christian Death, Diet of Worms and Godhead. Frederik, also known for his work with his earlier project P/D(B) and has collaborated with In Slaughter Natives (J. Havukainen). Bringing out the heaven in hell with sound definitions of theories resting with the Church of Satan, No Festival Of Light has created a prolific discography of influencial music spanning nearly a decade. No Festival Of Light comes highly recommended.

Discography

NO FESTIVAL OF LIGHT & P/D(B)
P/D(B) Foetor Ex Ore (C-45, CMI Sound Source 1992 Sweden) P/D(B) Love (C-46, FruktBurk Records 1993 Sweden)
Divide Et Impera (C-46, Abyss Records 1994 Germany)
Virtue Of Selfishness (C-46, Slaughter Productions 1995 Italy)
NFOL split 7" with A SWARM OF LOCUSTS (State-Art 1997 Germany)
Divide Et Impera (re-mix Dark Age Productions 018)
Compilations: "In The Butcher's Backyard (DCD CMI/VUZ 1993 Sweden/Germany)
New Aeon Symbols (Tape, Abyss Records 1993 Germany) Territories Sonores (D. Tape, Art Concept 1995 France)
Heilige Tod (DEUTSCH NEPAL feat. NO FESTIVAL OF LIGHT) (CD, Palace Of Worms 1995 Italy)
Disco Mortem (3"X7", Releasing Eskimo 1996 Sweden)
Life After Fallout/Odland (Tape, Art Konkret, 1996 Germany)
Death Odors II (CD, Slaughter Productions, 1997 Italy)
Manteinance 002 Virtue of Selfishness CDR (May 1998) Digital reissue of the well known NFOL K7 originally released by Slaughter Productions in 1995.This version contains an exclusive unreleased track. 100 hand-numbered copies, 12X12 cm. Cardboard CD bag with 3 folders "booklet" inside a 13X15 black sleeve with white print and proprinted color postcard applied - inside an almost A5 plastic bag. SOLD OUT.