Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother
| Release date: | 15 November 2013 |
| Style: | Doom metal, Post-metal, Sludge metal |
Owners: |
113 have it 29 want it |
01. Lunar Caustic
02. Velorio
03. Waiting For The Bodies Down The River Floating
04. Feverish
05. Nasciturus
06. Meredith
07. Decimation
08. Void
09. The Presence Of Goddess
02. Velorio
03. Waiting For The Bodies Down The River Floating
04. Feverish
05. Nasciturus
06. Meredith
07. Decimation
08. Void
09. The Presence Of Goddess
Reviews 
Lyrics Drums recorded at Radio Gdańsk Studio.
Other instruments and vocals recorded at Sounds Great Promotion Studio by Kuba Mańkowski and Jan Galbas.
Additional vocals and choir recorded at Progresja Studio by Paweł Grabowski.
Mixed and mastered at Sounds Great Promotion Studio by Kuba Mańkowski.
Choir in 'The Presence Of Goddess' by Voice and More.
Written, arranged and conducted by Bartek Caboń.
Audio sample in Nasciturus by DJ Chronos from freesound.org
Doll design and photography by Klaudia Gaugier.
Rating:
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Rating: 8.5 |
Here's what you need to know: a rift in post-metal has formed. Its location: Poland. Its meaning: mental torment. Read more ›› |
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Rating: 10 |
Metal Storm helped me discover this band, one that, as you will soon realize, I have been completely and utterly seduced by. Read more ›› |
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| mz Posts: 4773  |
Written by angel. on 05.01.2014 at 18:57 you really got fangirlish here
---- Giving my ears a rest from music.
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419  |
Not at all mz, it simply deserves a definite 10 with no contest.
---- The Fangirl.
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| Michaelis Posts: 67 From: Poland  |
Curiosity - the album cover-art its a photo of REAL DOLL, which was made by polish artist.
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| Risto Wandering Midget Posts: 1113 From: Finland  |
Some of it leaves me a bit cold, but the entity of last three tracks is fantastic.
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| boo-boo Posts: 203 From: Slovak Republic  |
Written by Diverge on 08.01.2014 at 00:29 It left quite a similar impression on me after I've listened to it a couple of times (except for the Presence of Godess, which I still consider to be one of the highlights). But like you say, the two tracks before it are closer to an atmospheric stuffing than proper, individual songs.
---- World won't end today - it's already tomorrow in Australia.
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| Risto Wandering Midget Posts: 1113 From: Finland |
Written by boo-boo on 09.01.2014 at 17:19 Are you aware that it shares a riff with Decimation?
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| boo-boo Posts: 203 From: Slovak Republic |
Written by Risto on 09.01.2014 at 18:06 That I actually did notice, though it's a bit difficult to explain why I find the two songs so different (I'm not talking about the choir, of course). 
---- World won't end today - it's already tomorrow in Australia.
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| Risto Wandering Midget Posts: 1113 From: Finland |
Written by boo-boo on 09.01.2014 at 18:28 I actually found another one: the outro/intro section of Void/The Presence... is also in the intro of Decimation. The last three tracks are a single composition, kinda like what The Ocean did on Pelagial 
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| boo-boo Posts: 203 From: Slovak Republic |
Written by Risto on 09.01.2014 at 19:04 Perhaps that is why they sound a bit dull to me, they are just a prelude and the finale comes with Presence. Dunno. I think Pelagial (if I should compare these two) is a lot more conceptually sophisticated.
---- World won't end today - it's already tomorrow in Australia.
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| Lord Dimitriy Posts: 47 From: Ukraine |
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2354 From: Spain  |
It sounds alright, only. Not too memorable, not among the best of 2013 fo sho'.
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311 From: Argentina  |
First listen and I'm in love with the singer, she is great! Also like the djenty edge to the doom/sludge. Will be listening a lot more to this.
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419 |
Written by Vombatus on 12.01.2014 at 18:18 You're kidding me ? :O
---- The Fangirl.
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I think Mary might be more obsessed with Obscure Sphinx than I am about Blut aus Nord 
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Posts: 21306 From: Canada  |
I've listened to this twice now and fail to hear the magic so many others seem to be hearing. It came off as slightly boring and the vocals were a bit of a weak spot to me, but I can understand what people like about their sound - just not my thing. I'd probably give it a 6/10, maybe a 7 if I'm feeling generous.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 8975 From: Canada  |
Haven't listened, but I feel it's necessary to say how shitty the cover art is.
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419 |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 15.01.2014 at 01:42 Dude ! Something is wrong with your taste 
---- The Fangirl.
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419 |
Written by Guest on 15.01.2014 at 01:13  hehe yeah it's the same case. I can't believe that at most Troy would rate this 7 ! I'm not trying to push my fav to anyone's ears, but come on this album easily stands out, the vocalist is definitely the strong point of not only this album but also the whole band, they owe so much of their success having this gem as their vocalist.
---- The Fangirl.
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| Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2354 From: Spain |
For me the vocals are one of the weak points, clean voice is nothing from the other world and the yells are even irritating sometimes. Music itself is not bad, simply unmemorable. A few good riffs here and there, but after two spins I don't think I want to listen to it again.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Posts: 21306 From: Canada |
Written by angel. on 15.01.2014 at 17:39 This is more a matter of personal preference than anything, but I think the exact opposite. The vocals were the first thing I noticed here, in a bad way. They come across as weak and even annoying at times, and the music doesn't do much to distract me from that. It isn't a bad album, but it's just really not what I look for in an album.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419 |
 I don't know really how to explain the vocals sound so impressive to me, I don't know if this would be a matter of taste or nope.
---- The Fangirl.
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Posts: 18274 From: Sweden  |
I'm pretty sure EVERYTHING is a matter of tastes. 
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311 From: Argentina |
^ Yup. Sometimes you like something so much that you can't possibly understand how other don't. And if you can't deal with that, then probably you are a metal storm user :
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 8975 From: Canada |
Agreed, vocals are very annoying. They have the classic "hey look at me I'm a girl singing in a metal band! I'm one of the guys!" vibe. First listen is okay, riffs are heavy, tone is nice. Probably won't give it anymore attention though.
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Posts: 18274 From: Sweden |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 16.01.2014 at 02:40 You coudl give a try to their debut. I honestly think it's better than this one (I enjoy this one as well though).
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Lord Dimitriy Posts: 47 From: Ukraine |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 15.01.2014 at 01:42 It doesn't matter what the cover art is. The main thing is the music) 
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419 |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 16.01.2014 at 02:40 WHAT !!!! 
---- The Fangirl.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Posts: 21306 From: Canada |
Written by angel. on 16.01.2014 at 10:46 I think you need to relax a little. Not everyone who posts here is going to agree with you and we certainly aren't all going to rave about this the way you want. You've quoted literally every user who has posted a different opinion than you in this thread and you get yourself all worked up over a difference of personal taste.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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