Goddakk is the solo workings of Martin Plumerai. A sultry, ambiance-fuelled project ranging from post-industrial moments to drone sequences, Goddakk’s Monument to a Ruined Age is an example of the kind of product we’ve come to know and love from the Silber record label. Monument to a Ruined Age starts spellbindingly with “Opened”, comprising of looped sounds and toned down Progressive moments followed in similar pattern by “Kalifornia”. A track that marginally allows more expression from minimalist guitar use into the otherwise similar mix. “One Hundred’s” faster beats provide a sly and suspicious sound; a tech-noir mood that would suit any “Dark Future” concept while of a similar stratum “Unfortunates” acts as the soundtrack for barren wasteland, a post-apocalyptic frontier of the future. Its repetitive, programmed guitar riffs underscored with whispered voices and noises solidify the concept behind the album’s name. “I Crucify You” provides a sombre moment on the album and, through its use of classical instruments (electronically reproduced or otherwise), shows distinctly Plumerai’s ranging influences from film scores. “Monument to a Ruined Age” is a perfect title for an album comprised of a dual emotion in sound. On the one hand lies a resonance crisp and dynamic in its dystopian qualities while the on the other is an adventurous and enlightening musical occurrence. Novices to the experimental genre that Goddakk belongs may find nothing of value here, but those already acolytes of drone and ambient fusion should happily embrace this album. ~ Michael Riley, Left Hip

Goddakk is the project of Plumerai's Martin Newman, but it sounds nothing like Plumerai. monuments to a lost age a complex collection of dense, electronica-based compositions. For music that is seemingly difficult, it's also amazingly easy on the ears. The songs appear to be a blend of loops and guitars and synths, and even though the music is dense, there's a pleasure to be found within the soundtrack-like songs inside. Comparisons to bands like Aphex Twin and Coil are not without merit, though Goddakk never gets as weird as either. Best moment: the wonderful, Robin Guthrie-esque "Opened," which, appropriately, opens the record. ~ Joseph Kyle, Mundane Sounds

Goddakk is a solo project from Boston based musician Martin Newman (burMonter, Plumerai, December Sundays) on guitars, bass, keyboards and voice, though the promo sheet notes that the dominant instrument is a Fender VI bass run through loops & effects. I really enjoyed this album. From start to finish Newman treats us to a set of creatively constructed contrasts that bring together sound-art, a film soundtrack feel and an odd sense of melody and song. I love the blend of frenetic and off-kilter patterns (including an oddly song-like melody) laid over a steady, stone cold drone on "Opened". Ditto for "Kalifornia", with its machine-like sounds and textures combined with drones and a repetitive melodic phrase. "One Hundreds" is a strange piece that features a Robert Fripp styled guitar-scape in a completely NON-Fripp setting. I love the cool funky guitar grooves amidst the sound cacophony on "Your Guilty Prize". "Romeo Romeo" manages to glom together the Fripp fun and funk guitar into one avant-freaky mish-mash that culminates into a crazed symphony of looped patterns. "Unfortunates" struck me as a drugged avant-garde version of a Morricone soundtrack. "Human Beings" sees Newman travel into deep space, producing a cosmic piece that brings to mind early 70's Ash Ra Tempel meets modern day sound art experimentations. One of my favorites of the set. And the closing track, "Yto Nobogo", is the longest piece on the CD and winds things down nicely, bringing together all the elements that cropped up throughout the album into one experimental and aesthetically pleasing excursion. Wow, LOTS happening on this album! Newman excels at assembling disparate elements of sound, ambience and melody into cohesive and thought provoking wholes. Call it ambient music for those who like to explore and experiment but don't need the meditational bits. This is one you can play over and over and find something new and exciting every time. ~ Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovations

Well-assembled drones, loops, and patterns from Plumerai’s Martin Newman working solo. Different from some of the other loop-based artists/projects I’ve heard, in that Newman adds quite a bit of active material to the loop backgrounds, which keeps the pieces from drifting off into repetitive monotony. The moods here range from pretty to bleak to pretty bleak. Most of the compositions are pure droners, while a couple of them actually have a simple chord change or two. All of them present a nice balance between musical elements and textural sounds. I particularly like the crunchy, scattered-sounding bass guitar on #5, and the sneaky processed vocals that show up from time to time throughout the CD. ~ Max Level, KFJC