Months and months... and months and multiple errors in the pressing plant... it was a long wait of almost a year since preordering this debut album. But maybe nomen est omen and that's not really a surprise in hindsight. Having "World Peace" in your band name in these troubled times... I don't know, it's not what our dear global leaders and their cult followers want.
WORLD PEACE CORPORATION - Prosperity (clear vinyl LP) (2025/2026)
Luckily "Prosperity" still feels fresh to me depsite the long wait, because I just decided not to listen to my digital copy until the transparent wax would arrive. And with very few exceptions I stayed strong and stuck to that. But a couple of weeks ago the postman finally brought the record, so I can finally properly dive into World Peace Corporation's meditation on "Understanding Authority" (side A) and "Facilitating Unity" (side B).
World Peace Corporation is the Swedisch/Dutch duo of Mark Bouwman and Dead Neanderthals' Otto Kokke. Their debut is a pure Drone release, fabricated with guitar and synths.
Each side contains one unbroken breathing, oscillating, booming piece with a tone that mixes Sunn O))) Drone Metal with mighty organ sounds and a pinch of Electronic buzz. Admittedly I'm not even sure if the latter is always actually there or just manifest as a psychic resonance between my brain and the tinnitus in my right ear. But with good Drone (or also Ambient) the listener's mind often does half the work. It's tasteful, with just enough action in its slow progressions to keep you engaged while you're also drifting away.
In its second half the album even surprises with some unexpected annavonhausswolffish beauty. "Prosperity" has a very satisfying sound which vibrates just in the right spots.
A great Drone, comparable to (and at least as good as) Dead Neanderthals' collaboration with Machinefabriek as DNMF on "Smelter" from 2018. Prosperous!
World Peace Corporation is the Swedisch/Dutch duo of Mark Bouwman and Dead Neanderthals' Otto Kokke. Their debut is a pure Drone release, fabricated with guitar and synths.
Each side contains one unbroken breathing, oscillating, booming piece with a tone that mixes Sunn O))) Drone Metal with mighty organ sounds and a pinch of Electronic buzz. Admittedly I'm not even sure if the latter is always actually there or just manifest as a psychic resonance between my brain and the tinnitus in my right ear. But with good Drone (or also Ambient) the listener's mind often does half the work. It's tasteful, with just enough action in its slow progressions to keep you engaged while you're also drifting away.
In its second half the album even surprises with some unexpected annavonhausswolffish beauty. "Prosperity" has a very satisfying sound which vibrates just in the right spots.
A great Drone, comparable to (and at least as good as) Dead Neanderthals' collaboration with Machinefabriek as DNMF on "Smelter" from 2018. Prosperous!
























































































