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Artist | Spider Kitten
Title | Ark Of Octofelis
Genre | Rock
Source | CDDA
Label | Undergroove Rip | 12.28.2015
Catalog | UGCD079 Time | 46:02
Bitrate | 246kbps Size | 83.60mb
Freq | 44.1kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Underestimating The Consequences Of Effective Propaganda 01:01
(Part I)
02. Feline Will 22:02
03. The Ark 04:40
04. One From The Heart 06:10
05. Hymn 02:50
06. Duplicitous 01:40
07. Launch 05:37
08. Underestimating The Consequences Of Effective Propaganda 02:02
(Part II)
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For a band who constantly defy description through change,
Spider Kitten have really pushed the boat out this time with
new album, Ark of Octofelis. Not content with being one of
the most interesting doom bands around, they now push their
already potent psychedelic edge to the fore on this two track
album. Two long slabs of music which insidiously creep along
telling a story of danger in the desert and forthcoming
destruction (or something along those lines), whilst also
creating some of the best music Spider Kitten have done so
far.
It almost defies words to describe how they build upon a slow
beat, suffused with trance inducing vocals until that inner
Amon Duul is released by the motorik beat. A simple chime of
a guitar releases the pent up energy into a spaced out drift
all the time keeping sure to remind you this is one big story
by revisiting constant musical themes throughout.
ThereÆs a thrilling sense of freedom here and the notion that
anything could happen which helps create a tension which
accentuates the music. Masters at keeping things simple yet
sounding absolutely monolithic, Spider Kitten let loose this
time and enjoy themselves within the freedom the music has
allowed them to. This is how you get the dramatic conclusion
to part 1 without sounding a little corny and instead making
pure sense. Just pick up the cover and lose yourself in it
whilst the music sweeps over you.
Part 2 canÆt quite live up the psychedelic majesty of part 1
and instead opts for a much louder stance. In come the riffs
and with it a much more explosive sound. Crunching and doom
laden, this is more in keeping with prior Spider Kitten
releases. We do get some intriguing acoustic interludes
harking to a story-telling folk tradition which helps break
up the powerful riffs. These give way to moments which lead
us back to the story in hand and allow for progression rather
than a drift into a stagnant zone.
This release is ridiculously over the top, but Spider Kitten
make no apologies for this. Instead, by enjoying themselves
they create a work which is eminently repeatable. Although
only split into two parts, each over twenty minutes long,
there are plenty of elements to them that you stay for the
long haul and still want to return. It is a release which
displays a band unwilling to stay still and behind all the
fantastical elements, a band of astutely brilliant musicians.
With that comes a release unlike anything you will hear again
this year.
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