#). artist - album title
BIRCH CROWN – ‘Birch Crown’
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| Cover artwork by John Hitselberger. |
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*Album available on itunes but is to be re-released by Cruzar Media on Feb. 14.
*** New Listing
*** New Listing
PARANOID Spotlight on:
Birch Crown is a one man doom project from Gorizia, Italy, a city on the Italian - Slovenian border. The "one man" in question may be familiar to some of you from the band Deep [featured here], who released their album 'Vol. 1' on bandcamp last summer, and which was recently released in physical format by Transubstans Records. But musically, Birch Crown has little to nothing to do with Deep.
Birch Crown Doom is deep to be sure, intense, traditional and inimitable all at once, doom borne of a singular vision wherein riffs bloom and branch off in unexpected patterns in an organic, one might say tree-like fashion and drums are an afterthought. In fact, it might take a couple listens to realize that there are "drum tracks" on every song, these being little more than click tracks. It's hard to even call these drums "percussive elements" because "percussion" implies some kind of resonance of which there is none to be found here. Don't let the lack of drums turn you off however, the seductiveness of Birch Crown lies in its foresty, almost folky feelings. This is no picnic in the woods however, an element of mortal danger lingers overhead of every moment of this 7-track album like the sword of Damocles.
Birch Crown is slowly making an impact in the world of underground doom metal and I wonder if and when we'll hear again from this unusual project. I certainly hope so. I also wonder if and when a drummer will be added to the mix and how that might change things. For now there's 'Birch Crown', an unconventional doom album with unconventional ideas and unconventional riffs that hits that sweet spot of being lost in the darkening woods just before sunset. The album is holding the #25 spot on this week's list, that's where you'll find the album by clicking through the link ...
Birch Crown Doom is deep to be sure, intense, traditional and inimitable all at once, doom borne of a singular vision wherein riffs bloom and branch off in unexpected patterns in an organic, one might say tree-like fashion and drums are an afterthought. In fact, it might take a couple listens to realize that there are "drum tracks" on every song, these being little more than click tracks. It's hard to even call these drums "percussive elements" because "percussion" implies some kind of resonance of which there is none to be found here. Don't let the lack of drums turn you off however, the seductiveness of Birch Crown lies in its foresty, almost folky feelings. This is no picnic in the woods however, an element of mortal danger lingers overhead of every moment of this 7-track album like the sword of Damocles.
Birch Crown is slowly making an impact in the world of underground doom metal and I wonder if and when we'll hear again from this unusual project. I certainly hope so. I also wonder if and when a drummer will be added to the mix and how that might change things. For now there's 'Birch Crown', an unconventional doom album with unconventional ideas and unconventional riffs that hits that sweet spot of being lost in the darkening woods just before sunset. The album is holding the #25 spot on this week's list, that's where you'll find the album by clicking through the link ...
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