Moss Harvest ‎– Constructs Of Loss And Longing (Cassette, C26, Summer Isle 2014)



A new and mysterious project has risen from the depths of the earth. And it is called Moss Harvest. This seems to be the first solo release of this dark ambient project, out and for sale on Summer Isle. There is also a split release with DownFuckingHill, released on Aught Void.

The first of the two tracks is called “Abhor”. And it consists out of stark, convincing & thick layers of darkened ambient. The mood is utterly depressed and conceives hopelessness, but it’s brought with lots of vigor and flair. It’s much like standing on a mountain top, overlooking the scenery with awe, and having the feeling of just being a dot in this thrasher of a world and universe. The dark ambient than transits into what seems to be processed field recordings, sounding like a raw drone or living organism, slowly moving and crawling towards the end.

The second and last track, “Triage”, also starts with overwhelming and strong ambient. This time it sounds more like a humming drone but it has that chilling ambient density. It also doesn’t sound that bleak as “Abhor”, but rather indifferent, like nature. Just like in the previous track it also merges into new processed fieldings, this time sounding more low and machine-like. Than a new ambient layer comes in at a calm pase and in a more silent approach, still going togheter with the field recordings.

This is a great solo debut from a promising project, made with the elements and force of nature. The only dissapointing aspect about this release is that it all was over pretty quick, but that seems to be the case with all good records. Be fast if you want to buy a physical copy, for it only has an amount of 26. And I almost forgot to mention that there is also a zine included.

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