Genre: Atmospheric Post Black Metal
Label: Independent
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An interesting discovery is that of the Japanese Asunojokei. The band has recorded a demo, two EPs, and two full albums. The release that impressed us is the debut EP "A Bird In The Fault". It is probably the release most oriented towards Black Metal, since in the following ones there are other musical nuances although in line with their style. This EP released in 2016 has sad and dissonant atmospheres. It is a "genuine" recording, a lively and organic sound thanks to the presence of a drum with natural sounds but above all played! The first track "Pomegranate" begins with a sad guitar riffing at times Hard Core with a fast blast beat, suddenly slows down and follows a wall of heartbreaking sound, all tied together by a desperate voice that recalls some parts of the album "The Linear Scaffold" by the Norwegian Solefald. We continue with "Silent Tears", a finely composed arpeggio introduces the song, and a pressed roll (now very rare in metal recordings) reiterates the concept of real drums. Excellent bass arpeggios that delimit the slow parts from the fast ones. Also in this track the Hard Core influence is present for a few moments before orienting itself towards Depressive Black Metal, and finally another arpeggio closes the song. "Easy" is a song that initially presents itself as almost Dark Ambient, but the central part is pure atomistic Black Metal with a notable display of imagination by the drummer on the blast beat. A fast and vaguely cheerful mono chord introduces "The Drowned Body". This song is very close to the atmosphere of the Australian Wood of Desolation. It ends with "A Bird In The Fault", a piano outro that takes up some parts of the EP but with an unexpected ending. In short, an excellent EP, original never repetitive. The Japanese are known for their ability to interpret art and propose it with peculiarities. Asunojokei did it with Black Metal.
S.A.M.A.
