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Artist : Virus
Album : The Agent That Shapes the Desert
Year : 2011
Genre : Avantgarde
Label : Duplicate Records
Cat.nr : DUPLO 41
Source : CDDA
R.date : 08.03.2011
Size : 59,9 MB
Encoder : LAME 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Bitrate : avg. 190kbps
Quality : 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo
Website : http://myspace.com/czral
Tracklist:
01. The Agent That Shapes the Desert 05:19
02. Continental Drift 04:44
03. Chromium Sun 04:20
04. Red Desert Sand 04:54
05. Intermission: Furnace Creek 02:21
06. Dead Cities of Syria 06:43
07. Where the Flame Resides 04:51
08. Parched Rapids 04:53
09. Call of the Tuskers 05:13
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Release Notes:
February 2011 sees the release of the third album
from Norwegian avantgarde rock maestros VIRUS.
The Agent That Shapes The Desert is its title and
its lyrical themes reflect the red desert sands on
the cover as well as the shifts of the various
lifeforms and elements of a planet headed for
extinction. Observing the forces of nature, in
contrast to their previous outing The Black Flux,
which pictured the end of the world on a more
psychological level. Whereas The Black Flux was a
dense maelstrom that threatened to pull you under,
The Agent... is dry, sharp and refined.
Recorded and financed by the band themselves and
released on their own Virulent Music label
(through the channels of Duplicate Records), The
Agent... is the first step towards a state of
total independency for the band. Having had to
rely on personal funding, artistic grant support
and preorders, it has taken the band a while to
finish it. Another bump in the road was the
departure of former bass player extraordinaire
Plenum right before recordings commenced. After a
lenghty search, VIRUS, now consisting primarily of
Czral (guitars, vocals) and Einz (drums), found
rescue in the shape of Bjeima, a multi-talented
artist who recently released his solo project
YUREI's debut cd to much acclaim, as well as
having several other projects in the pipeline.
Musically, The Agent... is the most diverse VIRUS
album yet.
It combines the dissonant guitar-washes of
mastermind Czral's former band VED BUENS ENDE and
The Black Flux with the outlandish nature of the
band's Carheart debut, while simultaneously moving
in several new directions at once. At the same
time, The Agent... is the band's most coherent,
catchy and well-produced effort yet, and should
appeal to music addicts across a vast spectrum of
genres. Czral's trademark sideways riffs are
perfectly underscored by the concise, efficient
drumming of Einz and Bjeima's adventurous bass
lines. The vocals, also courtesy of Czral, are
stronger than ever, at times reminiscent of a
choir of mad preachers, at others subtle and
brooding, giving off an air of desperation.
The Agent That Shapes The Desert is available for
preorder now as digipack CD, LP and a special fan
package (ltd. 250 copies) containing both CD, LP,
T-shirt and an exclusive 7"EP.
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