Release Date: June 14th 2024. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD
Bicolor Tantra: Tracklisting
1.Unwind The Wheel 10:38
2.A Gate Full Of Colors 05:23
3.Cosmik Crash 03:01
4.Cycle Of Non-Existence 09:56
5.Stargaze 04:40
Review
Psych/Doom/Stoner Metal Riffsters Absynth return with their second album Bicolor Tantra and it’s a trip into the Cosmic/Spaced Out side of the WEEDIAN spectrum. The band adds elements of Trippy Sound Effects, Feedback Loops, Distorted Rhythms and moments of Heavy Sonic Textures. The album runs for around thirty two minutes with Absynth playing a multitude of different levels of Sludgy heaviness with the Harsh vocals being quite dominant in the more aggressive parts of the record.
Absynth experiment with heavy areas of amplifier based feedback which can add a subversive Noise effect especially within the more outlandish distorted sounds the band merge with the swirling Doom/Stoner grooves moving between SABBATHIAN based guitars and UFOMAMMAUT inspired COSMIC based storytelling throughout the album.
The standout tracks are Unwind The Wheel, A Gate Full Of Colors and Cycle Of Non-Existence (which features stunning vocals from guest vocalist Michelle Nocon from bands such Death Penalty, Of Blood And Mercury and Serpentcult) where Absynth really come into their own creative existence by playing some classic sounding STONER parts that move into bleak sounding Desert Rock, Punk and Metallic grooves. The SONIC and COSMIC flow is given a harsh FEEDBACK makeover but allows Absynth to add even more trippy based sound effects that allows the album to transform into something highly original and wholly unexpected.
The record does end on a low-key finish with the final track Stargaze which sees Absynth play with a Post-Rock flourish and it’s quite a fitting and highly rewarding end from what came before it. With lush soundscapes slowly disappearing and leaving you wanting to hear more from this hugely talented group.
Bicolor Tantra is built upon solid foundations with excellent production values that allows Absynth to develop their own harsh and abrasive style of Doom/Sludge Metal that should go down a storm with the Doom/Stoner Metal community.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
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