Aelter
Dusk-Dawn/Follow You Beloved
Crucial Blast (2011)
Aelter, like most bands, have a backstory. Unlike most they can be explained through their other projects without fully describing what they are about. The band acts as an offshoot of the doom band WolvSerpent (formerly known as Pussygutt). Wolvserpent deal in massive undulating walls of sludge with use of uncommon (for their style) instruments, namely violin. This tends to add a certain menacing quality to Wolvserpents' brand of doom where as within Aelter it takes a more pronounced role. Aelter acts as the other side of the coin to the striking heaviness of the members other band. The band calmly creates atmospheres with clean reverberating guitar riffs and sweeping violin. Everything with the band moves a glacial paces. Where with most bands, including their main project, tend to rely on the distortion of the guitars to help create climaxes Aelter rely strictly on feeling. The opener in this set is "I Beloved" and the song does a great job of letting the listener in on what the band is about. Starting calmly with the aforementioned reverb heavy guitars, slight drums and a quiet voice calling out. The song helps to evoke feelings of longing, loss and general darkness all … Read more
Dead to Me
Moscow Penny Ante
Fat Wreck Chords (2011)
After listening to Dead To Me’s latest release Moscow Penny Ante it made me think about something bassist/vocalist Chicken said … Read more
Actors & Actresses
We Love Our Enemy EP
The Mylene Sheath (2011)
Reissues tend to be a funny thing. Sometimes they are done in good taste. To help fans get a hold … Read more
Panopticon
On The Subject Of Mortality
Flenser (2011)
Many people (I was going to say all but did not want to over generalize) seem to have certain touchstones … Read more
