Fractals
– Tracklisting
2.2039 07:42
3.Natural Threats I 05:07
4.Natural Threats II 03:15
5.Herds 05:25
6.Refractive Errors 03:40
7.Fractals 06:27
8.Rise 06:18
9.After the Fracture 01:03
Band
Members
Gerardo Arias - Guitar
Aaron Scrupps - Bass
Matt Neicho - Drums
Review
Cegvera
is an Instrumental Psych Doom/Sludge Metal Band with the band
creating a dark tale by fusing current political events into their
music. Heavy, gloomy with an ever knowing eye on the world's current
political climate. Cegvera have an air of intelligence around them.
Sure to most folks they sound like a lot of other Instrumental
Doom/Sludge Metal bands.
From
opening track Varroa, you don't sense anything different though the
music is gloomy and highly atmospheric. Give it a few moments and you
will hear soundbytes from the classic movie Soilent Green. A chilling
after thought with the sludgy and doomish post-metal vibes. The
psychedelic environment allows Cegvera to create a more world weary
environment with the bone-crunching riffs becoming more confident as
time passes by.
Second
track - 2039 - carries on the bass heavy distorted sound with minimal
beats and sounds building up to a more fast paced style of sludge
metal. The song does sound flat in places with the instrumental work
being slightly less than impressive compared to the excellent opening
track. Though Cegvera manage to pull things together for the final
moments of the song with another superbly chosen soundclip to create
an unsettling mood.
The
following two tracks - Natural Threats I and Natural Threats II - are
where Cegvera start bringing modern events into their music with a
certain elected president making familiar infamous statements. Though
this song was written a year ago as stated by Cegvera themselves. The
music is what should be the main thing as this is perhaps one of the
standout tracks on the album. Expect more spaced out fuzz laiden
sludge riffs with Cegvera moving up a gear and playing a faster style
of music.
Other
songs such as Herds, Fractals and Rise carry on the instrumental
sludge/doom riffs with more elements of political overtones that give
the album a more unsettling edge. Apart from a few rough moments, the
production is handled superbly well. The sound is loud, clear and
crisp. It's refreshing to hear an instrumental album such as this.
As
Fractals is a complex album with something important to say about the
world around us. With a member of Vinnum Sabbathi in their ranks, you
can hear familiar elements between these two great bands. Fractals
are a brutally honest album and that's a rare thing for instrumental
albums to achieve. If you're not interested in the overall political
message of the album then you can rest easy and enjoy the heavy
sludge riffs the band has created here. Fractals is a superb album.
No Question.
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