Music Podcast and Webzine | Metal, Noise, Dark Ambient
“Oh, come with old Khayyám, and leave the Wise
To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies;
One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies;
The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.”
“Laid out on the floor without a tongue trying to ask why”
Succinct reviews of some cybergrind, harsh noise/industrial, and hardcore-infused death metal.
Ensnared in a crystalline azure.
Revelatory ecstasy.
Amethyst-hued psychedelia.
A cold yet bewitching adventure. Do not expect to come out of it unscathed.
A kaleidoscopic tunnel of ever-evolving influences, alien shapes, and colors both muted and vibrant.
Depending on the time of day and/or the mood harboring your skull, each perceived track floats by like an amorphous mass, ceaselessly shape shifting before your eyes. It renders each listening experience a novel one. And this quality glimmers fervently, long after you depart from its substances and continue your day-to-day.
From his auditory experiments, a keen sense of candidness percolates. And amidst what sounds like unbridled chaos and static froth curdling on the surface, the baritone drones undulating underfoot lull you into a trance-like state.
Drano Cocktail satiates Ben Campbell’s drive for tinkering with sounds, mood palettes, and morose themes in liberating ways as he does not tether himself to a single noise style or flavor.
Abstract expression? Innovative art? Or absolute shit? Drummer Ryosuke Kiyasu’s experimental live performances are pushing the very concept of percussion beyond definition.