I was expecting something that sounded like Orphaned Land gone black metal, and although this isn't what I ended up hearing, it's a good listen. As Prometherion said, Blood in our Wells is probably the best, but this album I think would make an excellent start, it's very easy to get into.
What does 'observation' mean here? A musical observation. I sort of stole the idea from Opeth's liner notes, in a few of their records they say stuff like 'Still Life is the fourth observation by Opeth'.
Drudkh Microcosmos 4. Review Summary: a return to form. Rank: 0 for The four songs that comprise the brunt of the album are book ended by two short instrumental pieces, which both open and close the album on a gentle note.
The in-between however, is a combination of aggressive riffing and despondent melody, although not without the added fragility that is a given with Drudkh. Drudkh clearly state with this record that they are not one of these weaker bands, nor do they feel the need to drop into the confines of mediocrity to keep their name afloat.
Perhaps not their best work, but the album will no doubt appease fans both old and new. Highly recommended. Tweet Recent reviews by this author. Goatmoon Stella Polaris. Corrupted Loss. Skepticism Ordeal. Chris DuFresne. Tayan Patel. Jos E. Momchil Sava Stoynov. Michael Warren.
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Get all 19 Drudkh releases available on Bandcamp. LP Reissue on black vinyl. Sold Out. Days That Passed Distant Cries of Cranes Decadence Ars Poetica Let me say though something about the songs I liked; I found the structure of the album very interesting, with an intro and outro that are about one minute long each, and four long songs that are the nucleus of the album. The second track, "Distant Cries Of Cranes" is definitely my favorite, despite it isn't usually the song people choose as the best of the album.
But those atmospheres are so haunting and chilling, it's a near perfect song, thanks also to the brilliant middle part and the strong ending.
Honestly I think the rest of the songs pale to the Distant Cries Of Cranes", even though some good parts are present in "Ars Poetica" or in "Decadence". Overall, "Everything Unsaid Before" didn't leave me anything to think of, no particular melody or such.
A mediocre album, I have to say, at times enjoyable but other times it feels a little heartless, despite Atmospheric Black Metal is one of those genres where this adjective is absolutely forbidden. Microcosmos has an almost shoegazing aspect to their music, with layered distorted guitars smoothly unleashing melancholic riffs, with one truly interesting aspect to their sound, that being the bass guitar. Not just in presence, but in technique and utilization, particularly during "Distant Cries of Cranes", in which the latter half of the song features bass soloing.
The rhythms and tempos vary and change in an almost random fashion, which in this case is a positive aspect since this sort of droning tremolo riffage can get tiresome after awhile without occurrences to shake things up.
There's also some guitar soloing and mellow passages to add variety to these tunes, and the album is bookended by folksy instrumentals.
Vocals are of a mid to high range growl as opposed to a more hysterical shriek normally associated with black metal, which is fine but gets monotonous as the album wears on. With not much variation in tone and volume level, the vocals seem more as just a means in which to display the lyrics into the song rather than an important piece of each song's construction.
Production overall is fairly high quality going by black metal standards, with the drums loud and clear without overpowering the guitars whatsoever. Strength-wise, "Distant Cries of Cranes" and "Everything Unsaid Before" are the most memorable cuts to me, possessing all of the best qualities of this album's ideas into two strong tracks that sound dissimilar from each other while sharing the mutual overall style and instrumentation.
The remaining tracks are not bad by any means, but merely more of the same but at a less enticing level to my ears. Microcosmos is a fine addition to those fully immersed in their genre, but for the uninitiated, it might still be worth checking out for the unorthodox structures and cool bass lines. You must be a forum member to post a review, please register here if you are not. Copyright Prog Archives, All rights reserved.
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