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Abyssal Gods
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Imperial Triumphant
Abyssal Gods
Yesterday was Piggy's birthday, but i drew him today, happy birthday!!!!
02.06.25 Krallice at Le Poisson Rouge
Jute Gyte - Ship of Theseus
Holy fucking SHIIIIIT. Jute Gyte has to be one of if not my favorite solo-black metal project, black metal, project, fucking whatever cool experimental stuff he does I love. The main thing that Adam Kalmbach's project Jute Gyte is known for is its use of Microtonal Music. If you don't know, western music is generally split (super simplifying here) into half tones. So you have A and then A Sharp and then B, C, then C sharp, D, D sharp. So it progresses in these half steps. In Middle eastern Music and south asian music, and many other cultures outside of the western school of music theory. There are many many more. So there could be a note between d sharp and E that is just like D sharp sharp, or maybe D.78 or D.92 depending on how specific. Essentially Jute Gyte is playing notes, chords, and scales that do not exist within western music canon. If you've never listened to music outside of that space (which includes everything from Justin Bieber to Darkthrone to WuTang to Mozart to Elvis to Miles Davis to Taylor Swift) then this is going to sound insane to you. Even out of tune, it isn't. This is just that cool ass experimental music. This whole album, once you get into the sound he's going for, is such a slow and particular burn filled with incredibly dense riffs and noise orchestration. The guitars prick and and pop almost sounding like metallic crashes or high pitched banging to fit in with the noisey sampling and electronic soundscape. They float between almost recognizable sounds by incorporating notes that aren't within the western canon but are a similar space apart between familiar chords / scales (for instance playing in D.75 Major scale). This playing with familiarity makes everything feel uncanny and uneasy, yet still beautiful. Each song has it's low quieter moments that build into epic, high intensity climaxes that are so dense and well constructed that even after a few listens there will still be details, notes and references. An absolute fucking experience. Jute Gyte is one of the best to be making music right now.
25 years today. Not everyone's favourite Death album but I love every second, from the drum barrage that opens the album to the stunning cover of Painkiller. Chuck would be dead just three years later, but remains a legend of metal, a truly original artist. Seems to have been almost universally loved and respected, quite a feat considering the revolving door nature of his band. RIP.
Life is like a mystery with many clues, but with few answers to tell us what it is that we can do to look for messages that keep us from the truth
Chuck Schuldiner - vocals, lead and rhythm guitar Shannon Hamm - lead guitar Scott Clendenin - bass Richard Christy - drums
Scavenger of Human Sorrow
Bite the Pain
Spirit Crusher
Story to Tell
Flesh and the Power It Holds
Voice of the Soul
To Forgive Is to Suffer
A Moment of Clarity
Painkiller (Judas Priest cover)