Deep eklypsis

12 Sept 2008

The December Sound



This cult of noise-terrorists cloak themselves in MELTING GUITARS, DANGEROUS SONGWRITING, EVIL DRONES, HYPNOTIC BASSLINES, MANIACALLY DISTORTED BEATS, HEAVILY EFFECTED/DETACHED VOCALS & OTHER-WORDLY SOUND-SCAPES. It’s dark and extreme, influenced by existentialism and avant-garde/radical/underground currents. The group has a reputation for unrelenting live shows that are a full-on assault of the senses,whilst achieving even greater depth on their debut album. Led by Zack Sarzana’s gliding guitars and vocal stylings that range from soft and hazy to outright threatening. The December Sound creates a feeling of hollowed reverberations, echoing trough the air. Jimmy Rosi joins in creating this vicious soundscape with dreamy keyboards and melodic rhythm guitar that often calls back to Zack’s leads. Keeping the back-beat going is the hypnotic ryhtyn section which includes the spiral-like drumming of Drew Richards, along with newest member Cat Crowley, delicately playinga bass that huns chaos and quit alike.The December Sound debut album is filled with drones and tones of dark, profound sonic depth. Already being heralded as “the best unsigned band on the planet!” by the THE BIG TAKEOVER, their debut effort certainly lives up that praise.


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10 Sept 2008

Neil On Impression - The Perfect Tango


The debut album from Italy´s Neil On Impression is finally here. Over the span of 4 epic songs (with a total playtime of about 35 minutes) Neil On Impression creates a haunting masterpiece of gloom and beauty. Dark and moody instrumental music with echoes of long forgotten Riz Ortolani and Bruno Nicolai filmscores mixed up with more contemporary stuff (think of Explosions In The Sky and the likes). Violins, pianos and trumpets. A journey over sunny fields and through black forests, a journey through life. 



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