Dunk Records and Art As Catharsis are working jointly to release the upcoming debut album from Black Aleph, an Australian trio that play doom/post-metal with Middle Eastern influence. The band will release their lead single, "Descent," on July 19 and will tour soon in support. The album will release on Oct. 25.
The band features Lachlan Dale (guitar/effects), Peter Hollo (cello/effects), and Timothy Johannessen (percussion).
Johannessen says: “Even to me, the combination of the three of us and the instruments we play results in something I genuinely would not expect,” adding. “This is in part due to the use of the daf as a percussive element, and the cello serving as part bass, part second guitar, part strings. The guitar, too, can fill out the sub-bass register. At times it loops and layers upon itself, building into a mass of melodic layers and noise. The result is genuinely organic, and no doubt a product of our shared and, at the same time, quite different musical reference points.”
Black Aleph "Descent" single launch tour:
Sat 17 Aug: Crown & Anchor, Adelaide
Fri 23 Aug: Lazy Thinking, Sydney
Fri 20 Sep: Shotkickers, Melbourne
Sat 28 Sep: Essence Festival, The Baso, Canberra