Moirae

There is beauty in chaos. The Berlin-based band soastasphrenas understand this on a cellular level. Their debut record Moirae juxtaposes the unbridled ferocity of hardcore with the textures and tension-and-release dynamics of post-rock to create a singularly coherent album that, despite being split into 10 tracks, often plays as a single 20-minute long journey of a composition, with melodic figures and lyrical themes being repeated throughout to provide listeners with handrails to hold on to as ... read more

massively impressive and underrated, a 20 minute seamless journey which consists of an array of intriguing crypticism in the form of post rock influence juxtaposed with the blunt forcefulness of early emoviolence. these auditory shifts and adept compositions coalesce (obligatory moira reference) stunningly for an unbridled, uncomfortable but yet, reassuring and pleasant listen.