Artist : Autism
Album : The Crawling Chaos
Year : 2013
Genre : Instrumental Rock
Quality : 262kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Source : CD
Playtime : 0h 43m
Size : 85.50mb
Label : Throats Productions
Catalognr : THP002CD
Tracklist:
01. The Crawling Chaos 5:57
02. Maelstrom 5:00
03. Concealment 5:42
04. Onset 6:44
05. Behind The Shapeless Figure 7:01
06. Radiant Waters 6:32
07. Savant Syndrome 6:28
Releasenotes:
United States, 1921, a writer and a story that begins with the narrator
describing the opium effects and the fantastical vistas it can inspire. In few
words: Rhode Island, H.P. Lovecraft author of horror and gothic-horror tales and
his short story 'The Crawling Chaos'.
Lithuania, 2013, a fresh post-rock project and a new album. The correlation?
Simple: just take a mysterious and fascinating story and tell it accompanied by
a great music.
This is the idea of the man behind the post rock and post metal project Autism.
All of you that are into post rock and post metal music already should take the
chance to listen to the Autism debut album Falling Motions, characterized by
rugged guitar sounds and vibrating melodies. The Crawling Crowds is the new
album from the Lithuanian band in which the band decided to introduce a
story-teller that reads fragments from the story that gives the name to the
album and therefore honoring the American writer Lovecraft.
The first time I listened to this album my mind went to Khartoum, the EP of the
German band There's A Light, and their idea to use as vocals the speech of J.F.
Kennedy. Post rock music is most of the time only instrumental; just few bands
use the vocals and the way chosen by the Lithuanian band wins the prize for its
originality. The voice Autism used in this album is like an additional
instrument: sometimes it's louder than the music, sometimes it is in the
background. The resulting contrast between instruments and voice is sublime. The
tone itself of the voice adds darker atmosphere to the whole album.
The new release contains 6 tracks and the opening one 'The Crawling Crowds', as
the album and story title, is stunning. The start provokes a thrill and even
when there's no vocals it speaks loudly by telling you everything that can't be
said in words. 'Maelstrom' starts softly, like a continuum of the opening song.
It's just the starter because in a bunch of seconds an explosion of guitars
burst on the scene.
The relaxing first half of 'Concealment' features a persistent rhythm that at
high volumes itÆs enough to get my heart pumping. The same happens in 'Onset'
that is my favorite song of the album together with 'The Crawling Crowds'. The
continuous alternation between the instrumental show driven by the guitars and
the drum and the pauses dominated by the voice is excellent.
'Behind The Shapeless Figure' begins with a beautiful and melodic guitar
meanwhile the vocals continue to tell us his story. The sound is soft, our
attention is focused on the deep voice and we are trying to remember where we
left the story before we are unexpectedly scared into oblivion by a crashing of
guitars and cymbals as Autism, at this point of the album, are well known for.
The way the tracks merge together to form a whole composite enhances the general
atmosphere of the album and gives it a homogeneous colour. Most of the shades of
this colour we can find in The Crawling Crowds are something between grays,
blacks and the darker tonalities. But there's also something light in the album:
just listen to the 'Radiant Waters', the closing song, and you'll find that
light. And, if for a moment you felt confused, after few seconds you'll realize
you in a beautiful room lighted by many windows and golden rivers. Pay attention
to the lyrics also and you'll notice how Autism has been able to create the
right music for it or to choose the right part of the story for this wonderful
arrangement. In both cases the Lithuanian band made a step forward gaining a
great position into post rock and post metal music world.
The Crawling Chaos is constantly good and intense. It has the rhythm of a good
melancholic poem.
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