Khôrada - Experimental/Post-Metal
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Topic: Khôrada - Experimental/Post-Metal
Posted By: Sentient Ear
Subject: Khôrada - Experimental/Post-Metal
Date Posted: March 27 2019 at 21:40
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Khôrada was created in 2016 by former members of Agalloch and Giant Squid; their debut Salt released in July 2018. Expect heavy, textured atmospherics, haunting, insistent vocals, and slow, powerful crescendoes. This belongs solidly in prog archives’s post-metal annals. Bandcamp Page: http://khorada.bandcamp.com/album/salt" rel="nofollow - https://khorada.bandcamp.com/album/saltBandcamp Bio: "Rising from the ashes of Agalloch and Giant Squid, a new group is born: Khôrada. Featuring former Agalloch members Don Anderson (guitar), Jason Walton (bass) and Aesop Dekker (drums) alongside former Giant Squid guitarist / vocalist Aaron John Gregory, KHôRADA creates colossal, textured, and emotionally powerful music. As a completely fresh concept, Khôrada is an opportunity for the musicians to explore new soundscapes while challenging themselves creatively. With their debut album "Salt", KHôRADA forges breathtaking swathes of sound that swell, stretch, submerge and recede with panoramic power.At once atmospheric, aggressive and apocalyptic, the album's emotion is driven by the band members' view of today's world; these are precarious times. "Salt" was written under the pressure and uncertainty of the beginning of the Trump-era, standing as a musical exploration of the routine madness we now live. Paired with the surreally visceral artwork by internationally renowned painter & sculptor Cedric Wentworth, the visual explorations prove to be as haunting as the ethereal vocals of Aaron himself. The dissolution of two of America's most beloved underground groups has resulted in the formation of perhaps the scene's most highly anticipated new band. With a sound built upon a resolute sense of purpose, KHôRADA has arrived." The album is streamable on bandcamp, but you can also listen here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5O4QTOjwmAzEMNpNYeUvGV?si=32MB630URrq28gqSjdTrDw" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5O4QTOjwmAzEMNpNYeUvGV?si=32MB630URrq28gqSjdTrDw Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CRbY7zBxXo&list=OLAK5uy_ldkbYsCeJav3TYQgaPpIgyg8Grq_u08ko" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CRbY7zBxXo&list=OLAK5uy_ldkbYsCeJav3TYQgaPpIgyg8Grq_u08ko You can buy the physical copy here: Prophecy (Worldwide): http://en.prophecy.de/artists/khorada/" rel="nofollow - https://en.prophecy.de/artists/khorada/ Prophecy (US): https://us.prophecy.de/artists/khorada/" rel="nofollow - https://us.prophecy.de/artists/khorada/ Some paratexts for perusal: Stereogum interview with Aaron Gregory (ex-Giant Squid, Khôrada):
http://www.stereogum.com/1900041/qa-aaron-gregory-on-khorada-the-new-band-hes-formed-with-34-of-agalloch/franchises/interview/" rel="nofollow - https://www.stereogum.com/1900041/qa-aaron-gregory-on-khorada-the-new-band-hes-formed-with-34-of-agalloch/franchises/interview/ Review from Your Last Rites: “Over the course of Salt’s patient, unhurried run-time, Khôrada charts a course that is familiar on the surface, but which masks a cunningly deep third way not so much between the two bands as apart from either. Because Gregory handles lead vocals, it’s understandable that the first impression would be much Squiddier than not, but with songwriting largely shared between Gregory and Anderson, their unique personal styles both shine through independently and play off of one another to form an unlooked-for synthesis. […] The overall tone of the album is weighty, contemplative, and frequently outraged, and although it is never insular, it is somehow both inward and conversational.” Read full review here: https://yourlastrites.com/2018/07/12/khorada-salt-review/" rel="nofollow - https://yourlastrites.com/2018/07/12/khorada-salt-review/ Review from Overdrive:
“Khôrada retains the atmospheric folk vibe of Agalloch (minus the black metal), now utilise a great deal more sound and complex arrangements, resulting in a style less hypnotic and more layered and pounding, as well as including intricate guitar leads, and occasional harmony sections. […] The use of dynamics and off-kilter instrumentation (a saxophone and trumpet show up on the album periodically) work in the album’s favour as well… The overall earthy production gives it a nice, black metal-esque grit, which adds another layer of atmosphere and naturalness to the album… if you’re a fan of folk metal, the prog/death style that spawned out of Opeth’s early work, or the otherwise more grounded styles of progressive rock and metal, then you may find that there’s a fair amount to enjoy here.” Read full review here: https://overdrive-mag.com/2018/07/12/review-khorada-salt/" rel="nofollow - https://overdrive-mag.com/2018/07/12/review-khorada-salt/ |
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: March 28 2019 at 04:47
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thanx, forwarded to the team ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |