This is thoroughly traumatizing noise horror, and even with Halloween still a month off, it's hard to imagine a more terrifying album to come this year.
In the past, her work leaned more toward chaos, which often served her well, especially in her sense-assaulting live performances. But it's even stronger when she tightens the reins on her sound. The Drought is compelling because Hoffmeier is so clearly in charge.
Frederikke Hoffmeier’s voice is the thread that holds together her apocalyptic mood pieces, a cinematic take on noise that’s driven by dead-eyed focus.
NO DON'T BITE THE JIZZ APPLE NOOOOOOOOO
the noises and sounds were really interesting but it came off a bit goofy at points, especially during the spoken word parts
A horrifying album at times however most of the time this project comes off as way to try hard and sometimes even just straight boring
I've developed an affinity for cool women doing insane and ghoulish music, like Kristin Hayter, Elusin and, in our case, Puce Mary. What can I say, I guess my inner Weeknd helps me see The Beauty Behind The Madness 😏
Highlights: Dissolve, ☆A Feast Before the Drought☆, Fragmets of a Lily, Red Desert, Coagulate, The Transformation, Slouching Uphill
Track no 7 makes me feel like I’m a tree being pecked by a woodpecker in an overly happy fantasy village
Bandcamp price: €7.50 EUR
idk man i woke up really tired and listened to this and i like it. idgaf if its boring, its what i need to get me through today :/
an entire lp consisting of scary fucking noises, under the genre of death industrial, which is like if noise was more droney and boring. but this is better than some musical absurdities like ananzephalia, this is going way more for a cinematic horror vibe, like a soundtrack to a supernatural slasher slowburn chase scene, but maybe I'm making it seem more functional than it actually is.
some parts have the experimental electronic vibe of pan down pat, with some epic collage twinges in ... read more
| 1 | Dissolve 2:30 | 82 |
| 2 | A Feast Before the Drought 6:44 | 82 |
| 3 | To Possess Is to Be in Control 5:31 | 82 |
| 4 | Fragments of a Lily 4:21 | 83 |
| 5 | Red Desert 3:23 | 80 |
| 6 | Coagulate 2:55 | 79 |
| 7 | The Size of Our Desires 7:21 | 77 |
| 8 | The Transformation 6:47 | 80 |
| 9 | Slouching Uphill 4:41 | 73 |