Xihilisk - Xihilisk

http://www.myspace.com/xihilisk

http://xihilisk.bandcamp.com





Origine du Groupe : U.K

Style : Electronic , IDM , Ambient , Experimental

Sortie : 2010





By Will  from
http://wefuckinglovemusic.blogspot.com



This is a sort-of 'best of Xihislisk' album. I wasn't familiar with his work before listening to it, but it definitely convinced me to explore more.

A compilation // best-of album is particuarly succesful when an artist has such a broad range of work that a single album makes for an insufficient introduction. This is definitely the case, as
Xihilisk works his range of black metal, experimental electronics, noise, post-rock, and ambient soundscapes. Where they most impress me is that even within such a broad spectrum of styles and
sounds, there is always a consistent expressive voice. Xihilisk definitely has a cohesive sound, even if traditional genre boundaries are incapable of expressing // confining it.



My favorite track on this probably "Chysalis March", which gradually builds and builds until it soars in a crescendo reminiscnet of fire alarms, a symphony orchestra, whales singing, and
norse-god Heimdallr staring into the future.



The cherry on top: he's got a very progressive attitude towards music distribution (i.e., his album Fuck the RIAA). Here's a link to his whole discography he put on his blog.





Tracklist :   

1.Theme For Something 03:40

2.Sleep Patterns 03:30

3.The Movement of Dogs 03:42

4.Chrysalis March 07:41   

5.Autonomous Seashield 03:29

6.Amanda 04:08   

7.Argonaut 03:06

8.Hurry 03:11

9.Tunnel Physics 02:21

10.4 Ebows on 4 Acoustic Guitars 03:14

11.Unwrite These 02:40

12.Gregor! The Blacksmith 03:46

13.Inslider 03:13

14.Angle Smoother 03:06   

15.The Scene Where The Wayward Teenage Son Experiments With Opiates 02:48

16.Cocodamol 05:46

17.Massive in Flux 03:22

18.IDM is Dead 03:05   

19.Three Machines 03:27   

20.Comedown 03:52   

21.The Scene Where Everybody Dies 03:46

22.My Cat Got Fat 02:56

23.Nein, die Katze 03:43

24.Offshore Magnetism 02:33   

25.PLUSS 12:08