Selaxon Lutberg is the solo project of Roman audio-visual artist Andrea Penso, who has also been member of the now defunct duo Novecentostaube and runs the label/mailorder Cold Current. As SL, he has released a couple of ultra-limited cdrs, so this dvd-housed cdr on Butcher's House, with a more relevant run of 100 copies, may easily become his visiting card to awider audience. Oddly enough, however, it could also offer a partial view of Penso's music and interests, as it's probably his most openly industrial/dark ambient release to date. ".Total Control..." lies somewhere between the Northern European wave of bleak soundscapes (Raison d'Etre, Nordvargr, Svartsinn) and the ritual-industrial experiments of the '80's. Penso does a good job at mixing synth patterns, throbbing electronics and blurred samples (from concrete noises to looped melodic chants), creating enjoyable ambiences for the dead hours of night.