Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 20/04/2015
Label:
Self released
This
is really an amazing release, from start to finish. It took me a minute to
catch the feel of the album, but once it hits home, it really hits you. Tons of
tone and texture, beautiful and unrelenting and a complexity these guys have
really tapped into. This is recommended for fans of Buried At Sea, FULCI or Sea of Bones
“Magnumus: The 44th Scribe and Lorde of the Hallucinaunts”
DD track listing:
1.
Moonburn
2.
Bathed In Blue Light
The Review:
This
4 piece hailing from Denver ,
CO
can
read online, here’s what’s in the music…
The
journey begins with “Moonburn” with
a sonic washing of tonal build and feedback, before breaking into the first
riff, which has a light airy feel to it, comparable to early Pelican.
The riffs have a lot of movement and progression within them, not just generically
recycled over 32 measures, but there is a continuous flow to them and the song.
Right around the 3 minute mark, perfectly grimy vocals charge in, adding
another layer of filth in this ever evolving track, which turns for the heavier
at this point. The vocal parts are sparse and not too wordy, but well spaced to
keep it interesting. The delivery is mid ranged and throaty and once you start
to feel the hypnotic effect and flow of the riff, it totally drops out to a
deeply mellow place, keeping you in a light float; executed with excellence,
and this is where “Bathed In Blue Light”
takes over. Such a seamless transition in tracks, I love it.
Building
and playing off of one another, that light floating feeling begins to sink, and
the drones and absolute heaviness of the tone begins to pull you under. So slow
and weighty, just simply go with it and enjoy where the journey takes you. Vocals
keep flowing in and out at intervals, just slightly keeping you grounded.
Within the drifting drones, added layers of solos wash in with perfect taste
and don’t get all noodley and distracting. Then with beating the last bits of
life out of the final riffs, it comes full circle with a minute of feedback and
tonal washing.
This
is really an amazing release, from start to finish. It took me a minute to
catch the feel of the album, but once it hits home, it really hits you. Tons of
tone and texture, beautiful and unrelenting and a complexity these guys have
really tapped into. This is recommended for fans of Buried At Sea, FULCI or Sea of Bones
Band info: bandcamp
