Release
date: April 20th
2018.
Label: Various.
Format: CD/DD
Джєбарс
– Tracklisting
1.Понад
Секвоями: Джерело 07:42
2.Вщент
10:44
3.Сміх
дів нічних 01:12
4.Під
променем тьмяним захована мрія 13:21
5.Сувенір
фен-шуй 01:26
6.Полтавський
Шлях 10:51
7.Спокій
і тиша цілодобово 01:16
8.Коляска
09:37
9.Наґно
(Bonus Track) 12:36
10.Панічна
Атака (Bonus Track) 05:31
Members
Al
Kova - noise, vox
Tomrer
- bass (again, from 2016)
Amorth
- drums (again, from 2016)
Review
Джєбарс
is the 2nd full length album from SOOM. This album blends
Doom, Sludge, Psych, Folk and Spaced Out Sounds. it’s not the most
easiest album to listen to. As there’s a lot going on with SOOM’s
music. The music can be way out there and the lo-fi surroundings
doesn’t help as much. Truth be told I didn’t enjoy this album at
first. Mainly down to the fact there is a lot to take in.
I’m
not going to do a song by song review as the album is more of a
psychedelic and FUCKED UP journey where the music moves into so many
different directions. SOOM are quite adapt at playing weirdly
addictive drone based sounds with the folk element of their music
creating an uneasy atmosphere. The heavy riffs do take time to
arrive. Though when they do, SOOM unleash with a barrage of
progressive sludgy riffs.
The
opening track feels it was inspired by EARTH and BONG. Wait until the
second song appears and SOOM play a more nightmarish sound of
Doom/Drone/Sludge Metal. Джєбарс has a high amount of Middle
Eastern influences within the album.
Джєбарс
truly comes alive when the dominant Sludge/Doom Metal riffs appear.
As the album violently bursts into life with aggressive Punk/Sludge
Metal sounds that cut right to the bone. It’s deeply unflinching
and I admire SOOM’s vision for releasing a highly experimental
album such as this.
Not
everyone is going to enjoy this album. It’s perhaps for the more
experimental Doom/Sludge Metal fan and not the casual observer.
Джєбарс took me about 4 listens to fully admire and
appreciate. Whilst I still have issues with certain parts of the
album, I believe that Джєбарс is a complex, brave and bold
album for SOOM to release.
The
production feels flat but that’s perhaps down to the lo-fi
environment SOOM have used for Джєбарс overall tone and
atmosphere. SOOM are unapologetic with Джєбарс and I admire
their bleak outlook on all things Doom/Sludge Metal.
Джєбарс
is an album that I won’t be listening to all the time. As you need
to be in a certain mood to listen the entire thing. However it’s an
album that I won’t forget for a very long time. This is one of the
most nightmarish and complex sounding albums I’ve heard this year.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Robustfellow Prods for the Promo. Джєбарс
is available to buy on CD/DD from Robustfellow Prods now.
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