Kroda-Навій Схрон MC
10,00 €
Kroda's approach to sound on most parts of this release is a truly lugubrious and mysterious dark ambient, minimalist in nature, the songs progress in a subtle and methodical way, with the inclusion of distinctive elements as the song progresses to invade a real aura of occultism. The overall sound is faint, and includes more folk-tinged musical elements, as is common for the band, but there are also, surprisingly, many touches of middle-eastern music influences. This helps to give the album an overall darker feel, as it gradually becomes more oppressive and suffocating, the songs take unexpected paths but feel genuinely natural, the samples hint at a specific location but it's never clear, adding to the mysticism of the work.
The first six tracks on the album consist of ambient music, created by Kroda in collaboration with Crin, keyboardist of the Ukrainian band Reusmarkt. No riffs, no vocals, and only intermittent rhythms. The last three songs are black metal, each different from the others but all still different in some ways from the pulse of Kroda’s past music, including an electrifying cover of a song by Kroda’s countrymen Nokturnal Mortum.
Purity Through Fire 2016.