At the roots of the autumnal equinox, über-productive act Rojinski, hailing from Planet Earth, releases a new work, focusing on the feelings and emotions related to this harsh season. I will keep it brief and concise this time.
First a small opinion about the artwork. Okay, I am pretty sure it is AI-stuff, but it reflects the intrinsic attitude that characterizes this newest effort. Self-reflection and dimness, finiteness and a glimpse of nature’s tenacity…
Despite a huge -and with huge I do really mean enormous, gigantic, immense- productivity, Alexei, the human (?) spirit behind this project, succeeded once again to create something different once again, yet at the same time quite characteristic too. Still rooted in the dimensions of Dark Ambient, this new epos delves deeper into the mysterious dimensions of transcendence and dream. It’s a twenty-five minute sonic travel with Rojinski being the guide, from a barren land through a misty desert towards a desolate surface…
Opener Tears On The Pier is the shortest one out of four, clocking about four minutes. It caries a tristesse, a deep sad feeling, like standing before a closed portal that hides the coldness of Winter. Several layers of droning ambience, melancholic and serene, are the ingredients of an inspiring piece of purest Winter Ambient Music. So fair… The title track (07:19) sounds less tragic or introspective, and confronts with the harshness of time that floats through our fingers. Initially very tranquil and subdued, things slowly extend into more uncomfortable territories. Synths unfurl, and strings (cello or double bass like) join, while mesmeric sounds of hibernal suspense float by. Despite its inner peace, it sounds confronting and conflicting somehow, that interplay of seemingly integrity and experimental creativity. Spleen (06:46) opens in a Winter Synth fashion, sober and somber. After a nostalgic melody, full of tristesse, surrounded by field-recorded noise, at about half of the piece, bombastic harmonies enter, once more based on cello / viola alike textures. The attitude gets more severe and vigorous. Closing composition Orange & Yellow, clocking almost seven minutes, starts in a so-called ANW vibe. At about two minutes, a monotone hypnotic key-line joins, soon followed by an amalgam of other sounds and effects: vocaloid-sounding and Industrial-based elements, roaring and rumbling noises, and mysterious drones. Despite a hidden candor, this play-of-sounds creates a disturbing imprint for sure.
As said, different, yet a typifying Rojinski signature somehow; recommendable once more!
https://rojinski.bandcamp.com/album/autumnal-solitude-ep
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