Date Released: 06/05/2016
Label: Riot Season Records
Khünnt
create the kind of bleak racket that would make even Khanate cry themselves to
sleep, echoing the ragged noise rock monotony of Shit and Shine it is strangely
euphoric and completely crushing in equal measure. “Failures” is a bold step forward from Khünnt.
It sees them maintain their reputation for sonic drudgery while finding new
ways to subject the listener to aural torment.
‘Failures” DD//LP
track listing:
A.
Failures (Part 1) 18:56
B.
Failures (Part 2) 19:12
The Review:
Previous
releases saw Newcastle
The
first noticeable change is the increase in tempo. Khünnt have stepped up from a
tarpit crawl to a menacing slow-motion hypnotic lurch. “Failures” still sits firmly at the glacial end of the speed
spectrum but this slight difference adds a new dimension to their churning
attack.
Beginning
in dark psychedelic territory, the band establish a rumbling one chord locked
groove. As time passes the distortion slowly amps up far into the red,
harrowing howls joining the fray as Khünnt fulfil their terrifying potential. The
sound is similar to cosmic stoner compatriots Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
melting in the sun and leaving you to choke on the fumes.
Not
content with bludgeoning the listener into submission with this single-minded
onslaught, the final stretch of the journey takes an unexpected turn. Just when
you think it’s safe to put your head above the parapet, a driving tribal rhythm
heralds a climax of primal intensity. Echoing the ragged noise rock monotony of
Shit and Shine it is strangely euphoric and
completely crushing in equal measure.
“Failures” is a bold step forward from Khünnt. It sees them maintain their reputation for sonic drudgery while finding new ways to subject the listener to aural torment.
