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The
line between art and entertainment is totally blurred
with Eve, the sixth recording of Italian
psyche-doomsters Ufomammut. This new offering is a slow
burn and as such, it may require too much from the
average listener to enjoy. Others, wiser, more patient
and with more sophisticated taste will realize that even
though this is best consumed in one sitting it may take
several listens to discover and get engaged by the hidden grooves and the
slow ascensions presented here. For most, Eve may be too
artsy. Hence, not entertaining, nor rocking enough. For
others, most already familiar with Ufomammut’s past
works, this will be a trip worth ingesting and
digesting.
Ufomammut’s
sound hasn’t veered too far off from 2008’s Idolum but it has
gotten more intense and religious. Eve is a one track 45
minute experience that is divided into five extended movements. The
first one is a stunning fourteen minute grower. A bit like
losing your mind on acid while being totally aware of it, the
track is extremely atmospheric, claustrophobic and nerve
wrecking. The album starts quiet, but it
grows into an unbearable and unsettling experience of massive
low tones and what seems like layers of bass.
The four
following movements are not for one second light hearted.
Fragments of other movements bring to mind sci fi images and
situations. The second movement starts like a ticking created
for the soundtrack of 2001: Space Odyssey. Others sound more
like metal music for modern day cult masses. Washed in with
majestic vocals not so much pronouncing anything senseful but
providing another, more lighthearted aspect to complement the
massive tonality of this record. A religious cult in space,
perhaps?
This album towers easily over past efforts. I am just surprised
these bambinos can keep on providing fresh material while playing around
with the same used elements that were first laid down in their
first recordings. Their psyche may just be more fucked up this
time around. Ufomammut make is music for those who get it.
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