Release Date: March 24th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD
There Is Silence Between The Words - Tracklisting
1.Softly Ascending To The Night That Yields 01:55
2.3x L1e 06:08
3.Hollow Promise Of The Eternal Love 04:15
4.In The Silence Of my Soul 05:58
5.Something From The Universe 03:21
6.Moksha 03:24
7.Getting Alone 03:42
Review
There Is Silence Between The Words is the new album from Czech Stoner Rockers Billy Rudin who released their debut album back in August 2024. This time round Billy Rudin has a greater understanding of their Stoner Rock sound by exploring areas of Post-Punk, Post-Rock and Grunge aesthetics which transforms into some mighty Doomed Out grooves. The music is a bit more intense and progressive with a sudden shift to Space Rock dynamics with a slightly darker take on the Post-Stoner vibe that’s becoming quite popular within the modern day scene.
The album lasts around twenty eight minutes with Billy Rudin not wasting a single second and delivering a soulful style of music that resonates with fans of 1990’s Grunge, Doom and Stoner Metal though with slight detours to Post-Punk and Shoegaze movements. Vocals drift in and out when firmly needed especially on the exquisite standout second track 3x L1e where the Space Rock melodies become fused with Prog Rock rhythms and heavy Sludge Rock dynamics.
Third track Hollow Promise Of The Eternal Love is another superbly written track with Billy Rudin focusing upon a classic Post-Grunge theme then adding strands of Trippy Psychedelics and what I feel is almost a Trip-Hop vibe before the aggressive sludgy guitars dictate the whole delivery of the song. There’s a subtle Middle Eastern flavour starting to emerge which adds a level of Post-Rock confusion to the mix which allows Billy Rudin to experiment with different sounding instrumental ideas.
Fourth track In The Silence Of My Soul is a pitch perfect balance of Grunge, Post-Doom and Post-Punk creative ideas at play where a sullen Space Rock vibe appears out of nowhere and brings a haunting Desert Rock energy that has echoes of Yawning Man at times before a more destructive style of music appears. Ambient textures and grizzled Indie guitars have vibes of The Smiths appearing within the lyrics and claustrophobic guitars. Whilst I’m not a fan of The Smiths or that style of music, Billy Rudin expertly delivers their own great style of music that could easily be classed as GOTHIC ROCK in places.
The final three tracks of Something From The Universe, Moksha and Getting Alone journeys even further into 1990’s Indie, Rock and Alternative territory whilst still maintaining that core Stoner Rock vibe heard on the earlier stages of the album. Something From The Universe and Getting Alone contains some of the riffiest and aggressive parts of the album.
There Is Silence Between The Words is a brilliantly clever and superbly deceptive record where Billy Rudin explores many different areas of music that you don’t expect to work. However, Billy Rudin give have created a highly atmospheric sound where they create a great style of Post-Stoner music of their own making.
Words by Steve Howe
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