Album Review
Seven That Spells – “Death and Resurrection of Krautrock: AUM, The” – [Beta-Lactam Ring Records]
Laethaka 2/7/2012 A Library, CD
Seven That Spells returns with another (slightly less) prurient psych rock album outta Croatia. At the heart of this star system (DRK-AUM ’11) is a blazing solar drum furnace, around which orbit a few guitars that pass through (mostly) regular rhythms, and around which them (the planets) wax and wane various cryptic moons of vocal howl and appeal.
DRK-AUM ’11 is roughly symmetrical. #1 opens with a Satan-Satan-Satan chant and builds into some heavier riffs that flow into a totally mindblowingly excellent #2, then collapse into a dreamy, almost droning #3. This then bounces back into a rhythmic, driven, almost heavy metal #4 that flies off into a very similar (little slower) riff as #1’s before closing with the exact same Satan-Satan-Satan chant for #5. If you loved Men From Dystopia, you’ll love #2. In any case you’ll probably love everything.
you heard it 25 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 2312 days ago, Surfer Rosa played Aum
- 2807 days ago, abacus finch played Rock Is Krieg
- 2809 days ago, Laethaka played Out
- 2813 days ago, Dangerous Dan played Zero
- 2818 days ago, Grawer played Rock Is Krieg
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