Der Ohlsen
" With a plethora of Classical, Jazz and ethnic instrument guest musicians and singers the enigmatic Far Beyond Post Black Metal trio takes us on an unfathomable journey between completely bonkers chaos which seemingly unites Blut Aus Nord and Mr. Bungle, and relatively relaxed Western and Doomjazz passages, while always maintaining a spellbinding atmosphere."
karmasyde
ahhh 夢遊病者, so glad this finally dropped. Another brilliant rollercoaster ride through an ever surprising sonicscape. Buy a ticket, you won't regret it!
Favorite track: The Bad Luck That Saved You From Worse Luck.
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Where does reality end and where does it begin? And who, or what, decides this? Multinational experimental black metal enigma 夢遊病者 (Sleepwalker) ripropose this question to us via their masterful fourth album "Skopofoboexoskelett", an enigmatic and playfully formulaic quandary of deconstructed, visionary counter-music reminding us a simple concept: that reality is dictated by perception, and as such, by manipulating perception (via the arts), any reality is not only possible but also valid. And as is always the tradition with 夢遊病者, music is the alchemical key via which questions are raised and answers are found in the labyrinth of history, culture, lore and world traditions. In the case of "Skopofoboexoskelett", an exploration of the notions of self-reflection, intuition, phobia, luck, and failure in the context of the evil eye, its historical, cultural, physical and metaphysical meanings, as well as its psychological effects, carefully unraveled and revealed. Within this paradigm "Skopofoboexoskelett" takes 夢遊病者's vision, agenda, and intents, further than ever before, with musical boundaries shattered, definitions pulverized, genres, styles and aesthetics ridiculed into a masterful sensorial manipulation which draws the listener into the deceptive and subversive absurdity that is their own perception being stimulated in unprecedented ways. Drawing their own line and dictating the guidelines of music's end as we know it, 夢遊病者 use their unique sonic idealizations made of lysergic black metal excoriations, kraut, psych, noise rock, world music, improvised deconstructionism and schizoid free jazz to transcend conscience and reason, devastate the senses (particularly the auditory one) and open the mind unto a new plane of perception of which the only logic is illogicality, as only true and unquestionable experimental arts dictate and demand.
credits
released August 4, 2023
夢遊病者 (SLEEPWALKER)
PBV - FRETTED AND FRETLESS ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITARS /
VOCALS / DULCIMER / HARMONICA / EFFECTS / FIELD RECORDING
NN - FRETTED & FRETLESS BASSES / XYLOPHONE / PREPARED PIANO
VOCALS
TRACKED REMOTELY / TVER + OSAKA + NEW YORK
PRODUCED & MIXED / ASLAN RAION STUDIOS, 2019-2021
MASTERING / JAMES PLOTKIN, PLOTKINWORKS, 2021
GUESTS
EB - SAXOPHONE
IK - NEY
SH - QANUN
WY - DIDGERIDOO
DSV - NYCKELHARPA
EJ- HARMONIUM / HARP
SA - CELLO
AN - BASSOON
DTM - VOCALS
THE PLOVDIV PVVP CHOIR - VOCALS
DW - SPOKEN WORD
H/TS - SPOKEN WORD
KK - TRANSLATION TO POLISH
BB - GERMAN TRANSLATION CONSULT
DA - VOCALS
RR - VOCALS
MA - VOCALS
RA - VOCALS
A. GEBELIN - PHOTOGRAPHY
R. MARKS - 3D SCULPTURE
A.Y. BRAGINSKY - FINE ART
A. ECKMAN-LAWN - MIXED MEDIA
VFTC - LOGO
LEV.FM - COALESCENCE OF MEDIA / DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION / VIDEO
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After Hive Mind Narcosis, I have no doubt that Thantifaxath is the best Canadian black metal band. What's being delivered in these unfathomable 46 minutes simply deserves a league of its own. The sound is beautiful and threatening, the music expansive and seemingly dismissive of genre boundaries and concepts. Yet, one sinks ever deeper into the black swamp instead of leaving it. This is the epitome of slipping into insanity, it's losing your own conscience to the gaze of the abyss. Magisterial! David Fischer
