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Each successive listen, and there have been a lot of those, unearths new sounds, more layers, and more earworms that weren’t there on earlier listens. All of this, and it’s beautifully wrapped in a (mostly) calming-yet-highly-emotional journey that doesn’t bore for one second.
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Kathrine Shepard combines the compositional talents of Julia Holter with the frenetic urgency of Lingua Ignota, all mixed together in a witches brew of black metal and doomgaze to leave the listener speechless in awe. it's lush and raw and an incredibly challenging listen. if you want the full gamut of human emotional expression then it is all here. this album is much less fragmented than her previous work and the highs and lows are both sustained long beyond what is typically comfortable. go ... read more
I don't remember if I heard Sylvaine before, probably I did. It really feels a lot like Alcest with its clean vocals sections combined with occasional blast beats, black metal shrieks or calmer more melodic parts. Yet there is little unique about this project considering how many bands fancy themselves with blackgaze these days.
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I've been dipping my toes into the genre known as blackgaze bit by bit. It's certainly felt like quite a diverse range of sounds and ideas throughout my experience and I hope to talk about all the albums I've been hearing. My interest in writing full reviews has dwindled and I'm hoping to rekindle that soon.
This is an album that blew me away on first listen and in subsequent listens has continued to peak my interest. Sylvaine feels a lot like Alcest for sure, but I ... read more
It's a record that I feel like could definitely be argued as flawed due to the writing not always being necessarily the best ever. But I find myself not honestly caring too much due to just how beautiful the soundscapes are. It's something to just sink into and enjoy. Her vocals are some of the best in this genre even if the harsh vocals aren't exactly my favorite, admittedly. It's a great record and doesn't feel like it overstays its welcome much even if songs like ... read more
Sinceramente não esperava que eu ia achar TÃO FODA PQP tenho que ouvir mais artistas nesse estilo
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Track List
| 1 | Nova 4:36 | 81 |
| 2 | Mono No Aware 9:43 | 85 |
| 3 | Nowhere, Still Somewhere 4:34 | 80 |
| 4 | Fortapt 11:55 | 80 |
| 5 | I Close My Eyes so I Can See 5:14 | 83 |
| 6 | Everything Must Come to an End 7:48 | 84 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
