Embrace the power of the mountain, feel the magic of the Vanir, and hide in our magical forest from Ragnarök…
When talking about Nordic Folk Music, one usually thinks about bands from European soil; from Sweden, Norway, Russia, Germany, Scotland, you know… I am quite open-minded and I don’t get scared that easily anymore (I dwell around this planet for more than half a century in the meantime), but hey, a Viking / Folk act from Uruguay, of all places?
Hear me, O Death, whose empire unconfined, extend to mortal tribes of every kind. Oh thee, the portion of our time depends, whose absence lengthens life, whose presence ends. (source: Thomas Taylor’s translation of Orphic Hymn 89 to Thanatos; fragment used from this collaboration’s biographical description)
MesmuR are an international act, consisting of experienced (I mean that these musicians participate in different -often well-known- bands as well) members from Italy, the U.S. and Australia (and in the past, also from Norway). They did three albums in the past: the self-titled debut in 2014 (Code666), S in 2017 (via Solitude Prod.), and Terrene in 2019 (also via Solitude Prod.).
Next year, in 2025, In Loving Memory will celebrate their 20th anniversary. Despite two decades of existence, however, they have never been the most productive act on our planet.
Dutch act Dystopia will celebrate its twentieth anniversary next year; okay, there used to be a hiatus somewhere during their first years, yet this band recorded their first demonstrational material during the start of the second half of this century’s first decay, eh, I mean decade (got it?). Initially, this outfit was created as a rather Thrash-oriented alternative for Pulverised.
A short one...
The ever-productive sound-artist (bleak) never disappointed me with any of his many outfits, and this one, Carrion, being one of his most fruitful ones, comes up once more with a new piece of psychologically-unacceptable fairness. It’s a lengthy one-piece record, clocking 37:09 minutes. Oh yes, adorable visual artistry, by the way.
I know, it’s been almost seven months that this album has been released, but I will write down my thoughts anyway, though I will keep it short.
One heart we are, one essence we are, the witches’ spirit we share… Let’s walk the Diabolical Path…
Memphis - Garish - Mitya DHS - aka Dekonstruktor - did create some mind-twisting yet satisfying stuff in the past (amongst which the split with Megalith Levitation). In order to celebrate their tenth anniversary under this specific name (they were active as The Moon Mistress before), the trio recorded some new / renewed material at the Korean Room, Red Eyes Studios over a period of 2021 and 2022; produced and mixed by the band itself as well.
ashes to ashes, dust to dust…
As mentioned in previous reviews, Concreteweb is a channel to promote and support (anti-commercial) Music that dwells in spheres of Aural Underground Art. Sonic Supremacy for the Elite, you see… It is not a page to discuss political, ideological, religious, societal or ethic subjects. We all know that our planet is sick – ruined by the human kind – and this trespasses questions about good and evil, or about tolerance versus extremist opinions of any scope. This said…
