VRI-IL
Vri-il
Misty Circles / Musica Di Un Certo Livello - 2005 CDr
The debut release of this new extraordinary band comes as a joint effort by Misty Circles and Musica Di Un Certo Livello (which you will remember for the bizarre "Flesh Gets Wasted And Dogs Get Angry" sampler). Vri-il is a sort of music collective exploring dark, ritual and mysterious alchemies. This self-titled professional CDr features five tracks plus one hidden ghost track.
The titles of the songs seem to be written in a strange and forgotten alien language, and the same feeling of ancient and eerie is evoked by the music. "Mu'ner'rei" is a great industrial song, recalling early Einstürzende Neubauten with its metal percussions and skeletal bass riffs, while the vocals alternate Blixa-like screams to a deep Douglas P.-style recital. "Floe Défi" melts heavy percussions, metal clings, electronic bubbling and dark, dramatic melodies, at one time reminding of early Psychic TV or Rosemary's Baby.
"Beell" is an instrumental track, built around cosmic electronic sceneries, bells and tickings, something comparable even to Magma or the most morbid kraut rock. "Aquarium", quite appropriately, sounds like it was recorded underwater, and can be described as a cross between the oddest Pink Floyd and a sort of industrial psychedelia. Ghost track "Hei Hei Hei Hai Hai Hai" seems to come directly from the '80s, with its minimal floor of electronic beats and the distant, filtered voice repeating a sort of ritual spell.
Influences must be thousand on Vri-il's music, but their style is very well defined and personal. I sense these songs are just the starting point for an eclectic style that can develop in countless different directions. While eagerly waiting for more excellent music from Vri-il, don't miss this a tasteful teaser of their ability.
The CDr comes inside a DVD-size box with an effective dark blue and black artwork. The naked woman's silhouette on the front cover makes me think of an ebony statue potraying an ancient pagan female deity.
Simon V.
http://www.filthforge.net/
The titles of the songs seem to be written in a strange and forgotten alien language, and the same feeling of ancient and eerie is evoked by the music. "Mu'ner'rei" is a great industrial song, recalling early Einstürzende Neubauten with its metal percussions and skeletal bass riffs, while the vocals alternate Blixa-like screams to a deep Douglas P.-style recital. "Floe Défi" melts heavy percussions, metal clings, electronic bubbling and dark, dramatic melodies, at one time reminding of early Psychic TV or Rosemary's Baby.
"Beell" is an instrumental track, built around cosmic electronic sceneries, bells and tickings, something comparable even to Magma or the most morbid kraut rock. "Aquarium", quite appropriately, sounds like it was recorded underwater, and can be described as a cross between the oddest Pink Floyd and a sort of industrial psychedelia. Ghost track "Hei Hei Hei Hai Hai Hai" seems to come directly from the '80s, with its minimal floor of electronic beats and the distant, filtered voice repeating a sort of ritual spell.
Influences must be thousand on Vri-il's music, but their style is very well defined and personal. I sense these songs are just the starting point for an eclectic style that can develop in countless different directions. While eagerly waiting for more excellent music from Vri-il, don't miss this a tasteful teaser of their ability.
The CDr comes inside a DVD-size box with an effective dark blue and black artwork. The naked woman's silhouette on the front cover makes me think of an ebony statue potraying an ancient pagan female deity.
Simon V.
http://www.filthforge.net/