bronze age: antiquated futurism

Dominik Fernow's Bed Of Nails venture welcomes his longtime co-conspirator Kris Lapke with three tracks of haunting gothic techno produced as Bronze Age. As Bronze Age, he's conceived a murky reflection of Vatican Shadow's recent exploits -- albeit lashed with a bruxist brand of Midwestern techno and Teutonic trance arrangements -- best heard on the razing techno weapon "Surviving Cultural Impedance" or the marching epic "Modal Ingenuity." "Coupling Symbols" is a majestic, militant techno sensation redolent of classic Marc Arcardipane productions and blessed with a rare, positively dystopian atmosphere.