slntsqencs - haar (2021)

The duo slntsqencs consists of the Gdańsk-based producer Arkadiusz Krupiński a.k.a. random_orb and guitarist Petar Petkov. The latter is better known as ate and under this moniker was posted about on this blog back in 2018. Together they have been playing since 2019 and now can show their debut album haar to the audience.

Although it starts with rather harsh sounds of tibor, it quickly gets smoother and calmer. However, there are still moments of sonic anxiety, the best example being abode with its ambient electronica sounding almost like neoclassical composition and the guitar drones that feel dark and dangerous on top of that. This opposition of the pleasantly calm backgrounds and nerve-stimulating coarse guitars is present throughout the release and fits its title as "haar" refers to a weather phenomenon in which the smooth fog freezes over seas. The whole, industrial-flavoured album creates a perfect balance of the two opposition and transfers it onto the listeners.

haar costs 5 EUR.

ate - Secondary Drowning (2018)

Check: abode 

Country: Poland

Genre: guitar soundscape

Label: Amek Collective

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