What are you Listening to Right Now? Febus XV

Now:

Jardin de la Croix - 187 Steps to Cross the Universe (2013)

First listen.

First listen. Another fine album from this exciting band. Shame they called it quits.

NP:

Psychedelic black/sludge/doom metal but from a somewhat different disposition than Minsk, certainly less relentlessly bleak and cold. I think this really is an untapped genre-crossover vein to come along so far, it's just taken me a while to find enough groups who actually pull of that fusion in a way I find satisfying.

on rdio

It's not often I'm in the mood for this "post-metal" business, and I get the impression that it's nowhere as popular as back in the late 2000s, but I've become more curious about rediscovering after finding out that it's a major source of the more modern inspirations on YOB's take on psychedelic doom metal. (which is one of my favourites) This group has also been inactive for many years, to return with this quite ambitious record featuring long multi-part songs full of tempo shifts, acoustic/electric dynamics, clean/harsh vocal shifts as well as contrast between different riffing styles and lots of use of guitar effects as well as the occasional electronics. The members have in the meantime networked with several black metal groups, whose influence you can hear in some of the vocals and the faster riffs. The unusually cold harsh wintry atmosphere as well as the visuals and lyrics point in that direction too, which makes for an interesting contrast with the YOB-style spaciness.

There's a lot of material to digest here, and I think I need a couple listens more before I know exactly what to make, but I can already tell they're at least attempting something more interesting than usual for the post-metal scene.