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| Atrocity Altar, 2019 |
which sees all manner of marvelous phenomena
without being greatly affected by them.
These days there’s no shortage of short Dungeon Synth releases. Personally, I find it hard to keep up with the creative enthusiasm of this rather young community. Note that this in no way is a complaint, but the simple realisation that the scene’s productive forces are beyond my capability to consume. Luckily, I stumbled on A Pulse From The Shimmering Beyond before it got pushed out of sight by numerous other efforts.
Hailing from the upside down part of the world, Vorvadoss strikes us with a short, but charming EP that makes me wish Jean-Michelle Jarre made a Dungeon Synth record. From start to finish we are accompanied by a warm, gentle atmosphere that breaths tales of wonder and excitement. Its most striking spoken-word passage, taken from Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft, magnifically lifts the entire EP into an alien domain, unbound by earthly frictions and restrictions.
What delights me the most of A Pulse From The Shimmering Beyond is its embracing of Dungeon Synth’s escapist character. Its calm pace creates a distance between the music and ourselves, allowing us to observe how it slowly unfolds its layers in a mere 15 minutes.
TL;DR: Highly recommended
Like Salvia, short but exquisit.
Vorvadoss on Bandcamp
