This album is from Hekaloth Records, somewhat better known
for their similar project, Shevalreq. A
Feast for Famished Ravens revolves primarily around historical
events of the early Medieval period. The
Hekaloth website has since gone offline, but one can still access some info on
this album with the "wayback machine."
Raw synth tones repeat atonal melodies with
seemingly no reasonable arrangement. The bass
ceaselessly wanders along playing random dissonance. A black metal growl is also ever-present, barking out lyrics that have the historical specificity of a textbook. As one would expect, all these disparate
elements manage come together to create a perfect hole, evoking the pleasant
feelings of restlessness and nausea in the listener. The abyss gazes first here.
One needs only listen to the sample track below to recognize
that this is the greatest dungeon synth album ever composed, if not the
greatest work of musical art. Mortiis is
dead! Long live Xynfonica! All other dungeon synth is now irrelevant. Give your sanity to the feast of Xynfonica or suffer the wrath of
the primordial sultan himself.
Seriously though, this is probably the worst album I've ever heard, which makes it somewhat fascinating to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I didn't know about Xynfonica. After reading your review, I managed to find a place for listening the album online. Then I totally understood your perplexity. Great post, there are always something odd waiting to be found.
ReplyDeleteOh hell I think I remember this! I took a listen to a few more than I should've of the infamous Hekaloth releases... let's say the other year, and pretty much all were exceptionally hideous. I now almost feel a perverted urge rising in the probably then damaged part of my brain to listen to their things again!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review. Oh, one I thing I want to point out is that logo. Look at that logo!
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ReplyDeleteany chance of a full upload of this / other Hekaloth music ? I'm also hoping to get in touch w/ the person / people behind Hekaloth . please contact zphillips @ gmail dot com if you have any information !
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