Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Wear And Tear/Thanatos/Aggressive Productions/2012 CD Review


  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  Italy's  Wear  And  Tear  and  Thanatos  which  was  released by  Aggressive  Productions  in  2012  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Wear  And  Tear  which  plays  dark  ambient/drone.

  Synths  are  very  atmospheric  and  dark  ambient  sounding  with  the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in length,  while  the  sound  effects  bring  in  the  drone,  experimental  and  noise  elements.

  Vocals  and  songwriting  are  all  absent  from  their  side  of  the  recording  with  the  music  being  all  instrumental,  while  the  song  themes  revolve  around  darkness,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it,  in  addition  there  is  a  brief  use  of  guitars  on  the  last  song  that  gives  the  music  a  depressive  black  metal  feeling.

  In  my  Wear  And  Tear  are  a  very  great  sounding  dark  ambient/drone  project  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  their  music.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Hidden  In  The  Dark".  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Thanatos  a  1  man  project  that plays  a  more  experiemental  form  of  dark  ambient/drone.

  Drum  programming  gives  the  music  a  more  upbeat  feeling,  while  the  synths  bring  a  very  experimental  dark  ambient  drone  sound  to  the  music,  as  for  the  sound  effects  they  are  very  avant  garde  sounding with  the  songs  not  being  either  too  short  or  long  in  length.

  Vocals  and  songwriting  are  all  absent  from  their  side  of  the  recording  with  the  music  being  all  instrumental,  while  the  song  concepts  cover  Lovecraft  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound.

  In  my  opinion  Thanatos  are  a  very  great  sounding  experimental  dark  ambient/drone  project  with  the  best  music  on  this  recording  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should check  out  their  music.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Beyond  The  Wall  Of  Sleep"  and  "The  Blind  And  Idiot  God's  Dancing".  RECOMMENDED.

  In  conclusion  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all fans  of  experimental  dark  ambient/drone.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://www.discogs.com/Spirit-In-Eternal-Pain-Wear-And-Tear-Thanatos-15-My-Failure-The-Endless-Melancholy-/release/4149861

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