Teomorph

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Desurrection
Release Date: 
Monday, December 1, 2014
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My knowledge about this project is extremely limited, but I think this is a Russian (one-man) outfit, and that this album is the first under the Teomorph-moniker. Oh yes, the artwork was created by Russian artist Alex Zubowsky, and it’s rather strange and apart.

The aural part of Teomorph’s Desurrection is another story. Despite being released on a (Black) Metal label, it has nothing to do with metal at all. It’s a fully instrumental album to be classified within the Neo-Classical / Ambient current. But still then Desurrection is a special one.

The album opens with Blood Rain, which reminds me a lot to Cintecele Diavolui (one of the solo-outfits by Mortiis), mixed with elements from, let’s say, Grabesmond, The Soil Bleeds Black and Silentivm. And that’s somewhat the core trend on this recording. It’s full of integer and sober, yet at the same time enlightening pieces, flirting with adjectives such as obscure, esoteric, cosmic, mesmerizing, trippy, ritual and spiritual. This is not the most enthralling release within this genre, but still there are several excerpts that do grab the listener by the throat; not because of violence or brutality, but because of the eccentricity and somewhat unusual approach. Synths (with sound options previously quasi-unheard) and piano are the main ingredients, and nothing more, but still there is enough the gets thrilled by.

It’s not my intention right now to give a deeper description. The elemental core of the story is published in the former paragraph. But if you do appreciate stuff in the vein of Cintecele Diavolui or Fata Morgana, Profanum, Ar, Skythrone, Grabesmond, Silentivm, Penitent, Valar and the likes, then you might be interested in this material.

75/100