2024-10-03 16:29:15
Post-art post-rock with a touch of metal…or “A homemade music carnival“: Rafael Xavier from São Paulo lies down after his debut suffer From 2022 wrong nature his second album as Gloos forward.
Although the Brazilians were decidedly more confident in their second attempt, the range of quality in the project remained, between an ambition that was already well implemented and a willfulness that was too half-hearted to abuse promising potential.
This ambivalence is most obvious in the foreshadowing god wants one / to be wornwhich opens the record promisingly and optimistically with a cinematic, dreamlike surface, but unfortunately suffers from an unusually weak sound due to an (otherwise coherent) production. Additionally, the cut-and-paste metal riffs appear to have been randomly designed and inserted in an amateurish manner.
From the second half of his rich playing time, the ideas blend more evenly and smoothly, although glitchy elements of piano and saxophone struggle in shadows of black, while elegant nylon fingerpicking leads to a The nonchalant, breathy approach offset it.
Remembering the greatest virtue of a deceased friend wrong nature („wrong nature”) is his carefree unpredictability in bringing together eclectic stylistic traditions, and his sometimes exotic way of working that does not abandon regional color and unconventional structures method.
The title track is built around a percussive loop that rumbles like a distant rumbling underground track in a dark environment, adding presence and volume and sampling the call-in sound. The beat’s fade into a more chiseled jingle is a little clunky, but the bass becomes more dominant, the vocals are chopped up, and a droning metal style looms that’s very alluring.
Chile lineThe second longest piece on the record, clocking in at just under 18 minutes, it features hard-hitting metal riffs set against a naturalistic acoustic backdrop. Fingers presumably drumming against the body, an ethereal choir airs the dirge at a brisk pace. Walls are hinted, but practice Gloos Still, it remains there for a long time, without even resolving the final tension in a compelling way, instead gestating an organism made of metal and electrons somewhere within its shell. Deep in the forest, Extremely fast and Katahira.
Vivarma Connection flashes mononucleosis– Guitars with tribal rituals coming from the assembly line, thus creating an interesting matrix from universal elements. However, the transition in the middle of the shot is an effort – even if the second half Vivarma Well constructed again: as a collage of two aimless ideas, the figures function primarily in the context of: wrong nature.
feet of wind A sinuous collage of electronically modulated progressive metal and folkloric vocals surround a thoughtful campfire, allowing the deeply unsettling bells to be buried as the closing credits continue in divine fashion. The awkward empty syllables in the songwriting won’t bother you. Because the trump card of this adventure is the captivating skill of unforgettable atmosphere and mood, as well as the unique signature.
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