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What
a package! This 2-CD recording comes in a neatly folded
cardboard box which encloses a book-like casing for two
CD’s and which includes song credits, and which,
needless to say when it comes to post rockers, provides
enough space for long ass song titles.
But A Death
Cinematic’s unorthodox approach is not limited to
environmentally friendly package. Their music is as different
sounding as I’ve heard this year. And it’s so pretty it may be
good for the environment also.
“The Grasses Will Grow Tall Over” is a perfect example that's just
as aurally long as it is wordy. When you listen to this band you
will first have to discard your idea of what a song is. There is
no concept of a single first of all. Like other post rock
counterparts the tracks are long. Unlike other post rockers, A
Death Cinematic are well, quite cinematic and avoid the
heartbeat of a drum. That’s to say the music is pure background
taken to the forefront.
The album
features guitars twisting and twirling, generally avoiding riffs
and prominently showing feedback and echo-y sounds. “The Sun
Glints Through the Dust Risen From Their Hooves” does include
riffs but these are muted and without the backup of a beat they
are the equivalent to paint without canvas. The rest are
abstract waves of noise and sound. But the difference between
both recordings is striking.
While the
first record features gentler sound where the guitars feature an
admirable cinematic feel and a sentimental backbone the second
record is more dense and intense and it features a glacial
atmospheric doom side.
A Death Cinematic is a one man band and the songs feature
in this recording are all born out of spontaneity.
An admirable feat indeed.
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