Tuesday, May 14, 2013

dp - Astral Connection


Band: Deep-pression
Album: Astral Connection [EP]
Genre: Ambient Black Metal/DSBM (self-described as deepcreep sounds from nowhere
Country: Poland
Year: 2012

What to expect with shrooms as its cover art? They've stylized their name as D-P this time.

This minimalist piece starts out with a sample from someone talking about extraterrestrial life,... Terence McKenna maybe? Then it turns to a chill ambient piece with loose-echoing guitar chords and forlorn, long-strung riffs. It's pretty "spacy", rather than heavy, and is nice for just chilling while overlooking a sea or contemplating the universe. Nothing really disagreeable with it as far as D-P goes. 

By the second track, we get some mixing with samples (which aren't as cool as the first) and some guitar sounds. Then... silence. Or near silence. A low brooding atmosphere in the background. 

Third track is strange, you don't really know what to think of it since it's wavering effect is really sort of off-setting. Varies with mood between a circus organ and some kind of dark intermission. 

Layer- I mean Track 4 is an ominous piece with a droning industrial drum-line. No real progression except for a guitar riff becoming clearer. 

Fifth track: again, samples with some low-key scifi drone. The drums are kind of harsh but beat at a low volume. 

Last track: definitely feels like some kind of conclusion or climax is reached. Both sample and guitar are stronger. None of the mangled English lyrics from past releases.

Really, after listening to all this it reminds me of that Apple voice from the opening of the Lain episodes: L A Y E R : 0 9, A L I E N S

7.5/10 for Ambient

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