Release Date: June 27th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD/Vinyl
Solaris - Tracklisting
1.Solaris 14:49
2.Lowering
3.Boiled 15:35
Members
Guglielmo Allegro - Everything
Review
Solaris the third release from Drone/Doom Collective Void Sinker this year with creative mastermind Guglielmo Allegro on inspired form. Nothing much changed with Void Sinker’s creative delivery on Solaris with the music being quite dense, progressive and drawn out which is the same journey as the other records that Guglielmo has released this year. Though, I will give Void Sinker credit for portraying a more progressive, denser and aggressive approach with the sound being quite morbid despite the trippy cosmic surroundings being at the forefront of the record.
The EP is made up of three lengthy compositions with Solaris, Lowering and Boiled running near to thirteen and fifteen minutes in length. The music is quite abstract and fast-paced especially when Void Sinker pays homage to bands such as CONAN, UFOMAMMUT and SUNN 0))). The industrial landscapes appear very early on within Solaris that builds an eerie world building atmosphere where the end of the world is never too far behind. Production values are quite sharp but with a slight underdeveloped DIY vibe which matches the whole one-man band aesthetic that Guglielmo brilliantly surrounds himself with each Void Sinker release.
There’s a neverending supply of ambient themes, tones and ghoulish soundscapes appearing from time-to-time that could be considered as vocals from the darkest depths of space trying to make contact with humanity. It’s an impressive mix of different sounds, tones and highly atmospheric melodies which one again transforms into a more riff-centric style on the later stages of each track especially within Lowering and Boiled.
Solaris once again allows Void Sinker to project his darkest DRONED out desires into a massive wall of Doom/Sludge Metal instrumental heaviness that leaves you wanting to hear more. This is perhaps Void Sinker’s most abstract release with the music not being quite as HEAVY compared to previous records but that doesn’t stop this being an outstanding slice of Drone/Doom Metal from one of the best creative one-man bands currently within the scene.
Words by Steve Howe
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