UN RÊVE SANS CONSÉQUENCE SPÉCIALE

Continuing the Heldon experiment of mingling Fripp-inspired guitar work and Krautrock motorik drum rhythms and synths, Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale also incorporates a greater degree of industrial music than had previously been heard on Heldon's albums. In some cases, this is literal, with what sounds like factory machinery banging away in the background of some tracks. At its best, the album has this sort of hazy David Lynch/Eraserhead sort of feel to it, evoking decaying warehouses, crumbling cities, and terminal decline; however, after the first side or so the album does become rather wearing, and by the end of the album I'm left with the impression that aside from a few sound effects Heldon didn't really make much progress on this album - it feels like notes towards the production of the excellent Interface or Stand By than a fully developed album in its own right.