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Grim is a
Japanese project that is around for quite a while now, and coming more to the foreground with the help of Lust
Vessel’s recent releases. I will be reviewing “5 eyes”, an EP from 2010, with
recordings from the 80’s.
The
first track is called “Maya Song”, and begins with church like, synthesizer(?) music. Both beautiful and mysterious harmonies are produced, with much feeling
for melody. They are followed by eerie wind chimes, orient percussion (bells,
..), weird vocal effects and fast tribal drumming. At the end the song returns back to the
beautiful harmonies. In the second track, “Teleport”, more weirdness abides with
strange effects, vocal chanting and other exotic bleakness. Also here tribal
rhythms can be heard, but more remote and less compelling than in the previous
one. In “Gewalt Fish” the industrialism, for which this project is known for, comes
to the foreground, with mechanic rhythms and equal ranting vocals. “Animal F”,
has dark, ominous drones, detuned mess and playful flute-like tunes, perhaps a
tribute for a decaying world. The last track, “Odin”, joins the first track
with harmonious melodies but now effected with distortion. Also the depraving and spastic vocal-percussion joins in again.
This
project is probably nothing like you have heard before and quite unique. Very
strange, abhorring and seductive at the same time. Be sure to check this out
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