Esoteric - Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum - guest review
Esoteric - Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum - guest review
Band
Esoteric Release date
June 28, 2004 Tracklist
01. Morphia02. The Blood Of The Eyes
03. Grey Day
04. Arcane Dissolution
Guest review by
Passenger December 11, 2006
The sombre torturous atmosphere of this album left me speechless. This is not typical Funeral Doom; it is basically as slow as you probably expect, but there's this whole psychedelic sense, and really raw and mechanical distortion. As opposed to that more ethereal sound of other bands that rely on keyboards and clean vocals, for example, like Pantheist or Skepticism. Esoteric is closer to bands like The Funeral Orchestra, with their frightening sound and disharmonic, multi-layered structuring.
"Morphia" is extremely heavy and obscure, right from the first riff. I really like how Greg Chandler firstly growls for as long as he can without breathing, but later on you'll find some haunting screams that will give you the goose bumps. "The Blood Of The Eyes" is the most emotive track I've heard from Esoteric, it's insanely powerful. The initial main riff is so depressing that it seriously put several suicidal thoughts in my head, temporarily. The progression it takes is also brilliant. "Grey Day" is probably even slower than the previous two, but its inhumane emotion is just as compelling. "Arcane Dissolution" is by far the shortest track in the album, and serves as a good closer; it's basically very dark ambient Doom.
Esoteric may seem monotonous at first listen, but you have to let yourself be absorbed by its aesthetics, you can't listen to this on just any day. Once you get past beyond its fever-inducing slowness you'll be ready to realise the true power and beauty of "Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum" and actually enjoy everything about it. Even the same slowness that used to put you off. This is truly a devastating and intense experience that I recommend highly to anyone who can appreciate extreme Funeral Doom Metal.
Written by Passenger | December 11, 2006
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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What an incredible album! What a beautiful sadness... This album is simply incredible, very emotive and slowly decadent... Impressive atmospheres, also the vocals and the melodic parts! So great review! I love this album!
---- "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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Did you know Esoteric have this review on their official website?
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Posts: 1464 Written by Stuart on 29.11.2008 at 15:18 Ha, no I didn't! That's awesome, makes me quite proud  Thanks for telling me this.
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