PICTURES FROM NADIRA

— First review of this album —

A German Post-rock combo PICTURES FROM NADIRA has launched their second creation "Morula" in 2020 via Fluttery Records. Curious what intention they would show upon this album, but sounds like their latest opus has more of cool heavy rock and more of grunge like 90s Seattle-oriented great outfits like Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains. We can feel their melodic development via this stuff. Not simply catchy nor acceptable but also powerful and intensive their soundscape has got, let me say. The 33 minute biographical sketch of theirs gives us refined, strict heaviness.

The first "Odessa" is a supershot filled with Soundgarden-y heavy sticky grungey atmosphere. Explosive deep soundflow created by the rhythm section is very hard but simultaneously heartwarming, especially upon rich melodiousness. Psychedelic guitar theatre in the middle part is also hallucinogenic and comfortable. This track has a definite symbolic meaning above mentioned. The following andante "Katatura" is another good piece. Massive steadiness all through the song should relax us. The last sound magnification drives us into madness.

The former part of "Adatom" is veiled in slow tempo ambient psychedelia that notifies us upcoming metallic improvement. Not so weird nor eccentric but intriguing and energetic. The first part of the last suite "Messn I" is full of enthusiasm of repetition. Sounds like the topnote of grand vin. Slow, smooth authentic flavour of "Miku" the middle paragraph is kinda stabilizer. The last moment "Messin II" is drenched in extraordinary, bombastic creativity to kick us away out of this dimension.

Their 33 minute fantasy is beyond expression.

— First review of this album —

Another fantastic debut shot from Munich, Germany. PICTURES FROM NADIRA were founded as a promising post-rock quartet for launching deeply heavy, shoegaze, addictive sound bombs. Their first album "Nadira" has definitely not only dissonance but also extraordinary precision via their distorted instrumental vibes and psychedelic intermediators, and obviously absorbs the audience into the sea bottom. From the very beginning of the titled track, we should be immersed in such a crazy hallucinogenic topnote. Incredible harmonized attacks are quite tempting. "Kawenzmann" is more and more slowtempo, alluring sound hunter for us. The following "Denebula" featuring repetitive phrases of comfort by electropsych guitars reminds us of something like Des Rallizes Denudes, one of Japanese Psych Giants. Smooth melodic texture is cool and charming. Brilliant but complicated guitar ensemble in "Riji al Awa" has mysterious attractiveness (or magic) in the entire album drenched in tranquil atmosphere. The last longest entertainment "Nautilus" possesses colourful, diverse sound solutions - long tone noises, metallic experiments, atmospheric movements, or so ... sounds like they would squeeze all of their musical essence into this song.

In conclusion, cannot deny this album is not so innovative nor creative but their strong intention for post rock should be appreciated. Cheers for wonderful soundscape and well-created debut opus.