Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 16/09/2016
Label: Prophecy Productions
“Gramarye”
is a step up from the band's last album and is a fine and entertaining listen, the
songs are still long and wandering pieces of music; there is light and shade,
heaviness and an epic quality here. “The
Book of Lies” is a fine example of the record's ambience with the ethereal
vocals mixing with moments of weight and levity. The darker material, such as “Salem
‘Gramarye’ CD//DD//LP track
listing:
1. The Book of The Dead
2. Circe
3. The Book Of Lies
4.Salem
5. Idisi
2. Circe
3. The Book Of Lies
4.
5. Idisi
The Review:
Lotus Thief are back after creating a
buzz with their 2014 full length. The songs are still long and wandering pieces
of music; there is light and shade, heaviness and an epic quality here. The
airy sound and swirling keyboard sounds are still present and the band is very
much within the psychedelic sphere of doom.
“The Book of The Dead” shows the band's
attributes to the fullest- if you don't like this track, then the album is not
for you. However, for those that do... it will take you on a trip. The lush
acoustics and slow build of “Circe" offer an excellent listening experience, with unusual production and mixing
tricks. The vast majority of tracks here are 8-9mins long, so referring to them
as songs is perhaps a stretch- they are pieces of music to savour and let wash
over you.
“The Book of Lies” is a fine example of the
record's ambience with the ethereal vocals mixing with moments of weight and
levity. The darker material, such as “Salem
The
album closer, “Idisi”, at over nine
minutes in length, finds the band rocking out, mellowing out and spreading
their wings again. “Gramarye” is a
step up from the band's last album and is a fine and entertaining listen; on
headphones or on in the background, this is a record to enjoy.
