Another recent release from the always excellent A389 Recordings that's on the "doomier" side of things is this two-song, self-titled 7" from New Jersey's Pharaoh. I guess you could say they've got that "Neur-Isis" type of sound (before all the "post-rock" bullshit started taking it over): Densely churning rhythms, eerie dissonance and feedback, just the right amount of subdued melody, harshly shouted vocals placed right in there with the instruments, etc. My favorite aspects of the music are probably the badass roaming basslines, though—which are surprisingly audible considering the oppressive thickness of the mix (it's heavy). This is a band that would also certainly be at home on top-notch French labels such as Radar Swarm and Basement Apes, who tend to deal with a number of European bands that lean in this direction, if you're familiar with any of that stuff. It's just a little over 11 minutes of music when all's said and done, so I'm not sure what more to say!? Check out the excerpt below to get an idea of what to expect from this gloriously crushing slab of vinyl:
Pharaoh "I, Murderer, I" (excerpt)
The 7" is limited to 666 copies on "mixed" colored vinyl (mine is a marbled blend that has a purple-ish gray thing goin' on), and each copy comes with a download code...
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I picked up one of these awhile back and its worth the greenbacks. Nice n heavy.
3.10.2011 | By Black Bart