Kauan - Sorni Nai review
| Band: | Kauan |
| Album: | Sorni Nai |
| Style: | Post-rock, Doom metal |
| Release date: | October 20, 2015 |
| A review by: | Dream Taster |
01. Akva
02. Kit
03. Khurum
04. Nila
05. At
06. Khot
07. Sat
Touched by grace once more, the Russian band known as Kauan carries on with their folkish doom atmospheric brilliance with another composition that spans the whole album. After the impressive Pirut, I was a little weary when Kauan's mastermind Anton Belov announced that this was going to be another epic composition. After all, how could it compare to the sheer genius of Pirut? So yeah, I was a fan of the band coming in, but this album does not disappoint. Let me rephrase that. It has all the makings of a classic masterpiece for years to come.
Their music is somewhere midway between post-rock and folk with classic music and doom influences. This is not your traditional metal album. It is slow, self-reflective and fascinating music. Sorni Nai narrates the journey of the unfortunate hikers involved in the infamous Dyatlov Pass incident. This is a sure way to expand your culture. With haunting female voices from Alina Roberts Belova and the emotions brought forth by the string instruments of Anatoly Gavrilov, Alexandra Altukhova, Julia Makarenko and Vladimir Babutin, this album crafts an eerie atmosphere where joy, wonder, fear and hope rival with unknown and horror. As usual, the voice and riffs of Anton Belov paint this amazing story. And yes, the vocals are in Finnish as expected.
This Russian band has some amazing albums under his belt, yet Sorni Nai manages to rival, if not surpass their recent efforts. This is a definite must-listen for 2015, especially if you like your music pensive and on the quieter side. If you are ready for a trek in the snow towards your perdition, listen to Sorni Nai and enjoy being there.
When music embodies art, think no further than Kauan.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 8 |
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Written on 07.11.2015 by
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| Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642  |
Great review - wonderful to see Kauan keep churning out solid albums and getting love on Metalstorm.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002  |
There are theories that aliens were involved on hikers death, they bodies were mutilated, and like burned in heavy fire locals say that mountain name in local means ''place where we should not go''
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Nihil Aeternum Posts: 127  |
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| toxx Supreme being Posts: 390  |
Written by Bad English on 08.11.2015 at 00:54 The bodies weren't really mutilated, although some of them had massive internal injuries, but no signs of damage on the outside of their bodies. One of them was found missing her eyeballs and tongue. Very intriguing story. I wonder what happened to them? There are shitloads of theories though. Good review too! One of my favorite albums this year, for sure!
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002 |
Written by toxx on 09.11.2015 at 08:06 its mutilation to me, some say they were under UFO engine and ppl run nacked from it in a snow, they would die anyway in USA ppl lives everywhere, Russia non lives in Sibiria so in USA many ppl can see UFO People problem is they use bible as source, and base all as bible says, but when evidence proves workd or building is older, scientists , Vatican people can not explain and don't talk about it, Bibel is example about time travel, UFO landing --- Jacobs Leather, even nuclear explosion in Sodom and Gomorrah. What happened whit Da Vinci in 2 lost years ... time travel, space travel,s ounds crazy, but there are no other logical explanations about unexplainable things
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Dream Taster The Enemy Within Staff Posts: 1337  |
Written by hide on 11.11.2015 at 18:27 I hear you. I tried for days to put that justification in writing but I was never happy with it. So I decided to let the music speak for itself, seeing that it is available for streaming without limitations.
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