Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Haxan Cloak: Mystery Noir

With a fine feeling for aesthetics and dramaturgy scouts from the self-titled debut album from THE CLOAK HAXAN mystical and occult soundscapes. Between the low bubbling frequencies of SUNN O))) and the noir Ambienzen from Erik Skodvins Miasmah mysterious realm of shadows, sound designer Bobby Krlic digs a deep black hole. Elements of Modern Classical, Film Music and Electronica are crossed with freak folk and gloomy metal atmosphere. From screeching strings, booming Sythies, handmade percussion, vocals and eerie creaking of the London Field Recordings creates his finely crafted, abstract, hallucinatory, nightmarish stories.

The self-titled debut album from THE CLOAK HAXAN in June 2011 via Aurora Borealis (ABX050) released on CD. Should there be a vinyl version later, according to label. Four songs from the album can be heard on the website of the label.

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