Post by BloodyMonkeyZ on Jul 5, 2013 19:47:41 GMT -6
This is an album wholly inspired by the works of Lovecraft. Composer and musician Jason Wallach has channeled the works of H.P. Lovecraft and turned those musings into musical musings of his own.
From the first track, "A Troubled, Dream-Infested Slumber," you can feel the pull of something deep beneath the ocean stirring. It is easy to spend the 5 minutes of this track feeling as though you are lost deep underneath the water. Following the shortest track on the album is the longest one, "Cyclopean Monolith." This one almost starts with whatever was lurking in track one making it to the shore. "Necronomicon" is the first one that leaves the water behind. There is almost a heartbeat drumming throughout this constantly building the suspense that something dire is on the verge of happening at any moment.
"Return To Innsmouth" leaves behind the looming cosmic horror and monsters from the deep as a thunder storm rolls into town. But just like in Carpenter's The Fog, there is still something menacing hidden within the cover of nature. The fifth track "The Esoteric Order" is the first one that deviates completely from the rest of the album. It seems some cult members are chanting for some, surely, nefarious purposes. Other than that album by Enigma back in the 90's, when is chanting anything less than nefarious?
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" returns to the dark and melancholy sound where impending doom is hanging over our heads. The penultimate track, "We Shall Dive Down Through Black Abysses" has a much richer musical quality to it. At times it felt like the beginning to a Sister's of Mercy song or Midnight Syndicate. Finally "R'lyeh Rerisen" brings the album to a close. Obviously the hardest to pronounce of all the song titles (and just barely beaten out by track one for the shortest) and this one actually feels slightly upbeat. In my mind it is the song playing for the scene where the downtrodden hero manages to miraculously survive and save the day. The darkness has been pushed back, albeit momentarily.
This album is the answer to new age white noise and whale songs that shiny happy people listen to while they sleep. Horror fans and writers can listen to this while they sleep to fuel their nightmares. As a writer, it is great background music to write to. It is at the top of my list currently for writing music. 5 stars
For more info check out the site www.middlepillar.com/releases/mpp980.html
1 A Troubled, Dream-Infested Slumber (5:04)
2 Cyclopean Monolith (13:24)
3 Necronomicon (11:03)
4 Return To Innsmouth (7:16)
5 The Esoteric Order (11:18)
6 The shadow Over Innsmouth (9:04)
7 We Shall Drive Down Through Black Abysses (7:50)
8 R'lyeh Rerisen (5:27)
From the first track, "A Troubled, Dream-Infested Slumber," you can feel the pull of something deep beneath the ocean stirring. It is easy to spend the 5 minutes of this track feeling as though you are lost deep underneath the water. Following the shortest track on the album is the longest one, "Cyclopean Monolith." This one almost starts with whatever was lurking in track one making it to the shore. "Necronomicon" is the first one that leaves the water behind. There is almost a heartbeat drumming throughout this constantly building the suspense that something dire is on the verge of happening at any moment.
"Return To Innsmouth" leaves behind the looming cosmic horror and monsters from the deep as a thunder storm rolls into town. But just like in Carpenter's The Fog, there is still something menacing hidden within the cover of nature. The fifth track "The Esoteric Order" is the first one that deviates completely from the rest of the album. It seems some cult members are chanting for some, surely, nefarious purposes. Other than that album by Enigma back in the 90's, when is chanting anything less than nefarious?
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" returns to the dark and melancholy sound where impending doom is hanging over our heads. The penultimate track, "We Shall Dive Down Through Black Abysses" has a much richer musical quality to it. At times it felt like the beginning to a Sister's of Mercy song or Midnight Syndicate. Finally "R'lyeh Rerisen" brings the album to a close. Obviously the hardest to pronounce of all the song titles (and just barely beaten out by track one for the shortest) and this one actually feels slightly upbeat. In my mind it is the song playing for the scene where the downtrodden hero manages to miraculously survive and save the day. The darkness has been pushed back, albeit momentarily.
This album is the answer to new age white noise and whale songs that shiny happy people listen to while they sleep. Horror fans and writers can listen to this while they sleep to fuel their nightmares. As a writer, it is great background music to write to. It is at the top of my list currently for writing music. 5 stars
For more info check out the site www.middlepillar.com/releases/mpp980.html
1 A Troubled, Dream-Infested Slumber (5:04)
2 Cyclopean Monolith (13:24)
3 Necronomicon (11:03)
4 Return To Innsmouth (7:16)
5 The Esoteric Order (11:18)
6 The shadow Over Innsmouth (9:04)
7 We Shall Drive Down Through Black Abysses (7:50)
8 R'lyeh Rerisen (5:27)