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RHYTHMIC WAVE
Hypnotic repetitions and angular slow structures remain the core of Primitive Man's music, but the band now also seems interested in the way sound propagates, as if the devastation had found a more open echo in the closed circle of infinite space.
The horror is no longer simply overwhelming, it's also contemplative. It's a boulder thrown into a pond, from which muddy waves rise, rhythmically overflowing against the banks, destroying everything in their path in a ... read more
Observance is the groups best work to date, seamlessly fusing their signature crushing doom sound with more experimental nature. After collaborating with Full Of Hell on their last album the floodgates have been opened to more incorporation of disgusting vocals and harsh noise from the "Many Blessings" side project to create a sonic 10 ton slab of metal. It's beautiful, disgusting, and disfigured... yet I can't get enough. It's the first release of theirs where each ... read more
Pretty good.
It's some nice cozy sludge metal that occasionally gets a bit fun. It is very heavy, and I've grown accustomed to that sort of heaviness. Here, that fundemental tool id used with expert precision. While being brutal, it has some of the best, most engaging sludge riffs out there, creating a soundscape that feel multi dimensional and not whipped and chained to the sludge label. Brilliant sonically.
There are not any glaring issues here. The Social Contract is an ... read more
Primitive Man will forever be the GOATS at ooga booga music. Somehow we've pushed beyond the utterly vile "Caustic", and have fallen even deeper into the troglodyte riff rabbit hole that these guys are oh so good at exploring. It's just so peak dude...
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Track List
| 1 | Seer 7:18 | 90 |
| 2 | Devotion 11:46 | 86 |
| 3 | Transactional 13:53 | 93 |
| 4 | Iron Sights 1:52 | 72 |
| 5 | Natural Law 14:01 | 92 |
| 6 | Social Contract 10:26 | 89 |
| 7 | Water 9:04 | 92 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 8 minutes
