Nibiru - Qaal Babalon - review
Nibiru - Qaal Babalon - review
Tracklist
01. Oroch02. Faboan
03. Bahal Gah
04. Oxex
A review by
Doc G. October 03, 2017
Indeed, there is a noticeable parallel between that brand of solitary sexual masochism and this brand of psychedelic sludge-drone. The raw product - your basic nuts and bolts making up Nibiru - are, well, damn near flawless. The riffs are rough, chaotic and often soaring while the bottom end gives Qaal Babalon that necessary crushing weight. The full picture is suffocating and hypnotic. It's pretty satisfying. Qualifying word here being pretty.
Here's where the idiotic metaphor comes in - Nibiru are a lot of fun, but they don't seem to create much of a climax at any point on Qaal Babalon. Unfortunately, there's no sense of mystery here. No unexpected turns. No surprises. Maybe that's fine. Maybe you listen to this type of music for meditative reasons, and don't necessarily require any meaningful peaks. If that's the case, you might still find yourself just slightly underwhelmed, mostly because of the vocal placement in the mix. Let's not be mistaken, the vocals are a phenomenal, deep rasping that fits the music flawlessly. The issue is with the producer on this - the vocals feel slapped on top, rather than an actual part of the music. Ghosting them entirely would have been a waste, but burying them even just slightly could have done wonders for the atmosphere on Qaal Babalon, probably pushing it from "good" to "great".
Don't let lousy metaphors distract you, Nibiru is well worth checking out. Just don't expect sonic orgasms.
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Nibiru are some pretty great drone, all the members involved have had backgrounds previously being in various black metal, industrial, and dark ambient bands, and with Nibiru you really hear all of those past influences being channeled into the final formula. Haven't gotten around to this one just yet, but given how much I enjoyed Padmalotus, the last one, I'm pretty eager to hear it. Good review and happy to see your name on the home page again
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Ear-markedit long ago on bandcamp, finally got around to checking it out for the MSAs. Enjoyed it, concur with yer score.
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