Edelveiss is a band from Montreal that specialize in instrumental but also electronics-soaked post-rock. Their first EP has existed for over a decade now but still "Skull" feels a little bit like a new debut.
This short EP still allowed the Canadians for what they like most - atmosphere building. This process is especially seen in "Omen II" that functions as a sort of an introduction to the main course. Although the artists don['t hesitate to use guitars, a really important part of their music belongs to ambient-electronic backgrounds that make the audience dissolve into their compositions. The electronics also can step up to the foreground as it does with the space sounds in "The Third Sister".
This track is one great waiting for an explosion which... doesn't come. The ever growing noise in the background and marching drums are misleading because instead of a loud finish, we get a sudden change of mood to a more melodic one. You can;t be certain of anything with Edelveiss as the last track, "Walking Around The Owl", sometimes is rock-esque, sometimes more industrial and sometimes exceptionally atmospheric.
"Skull" costs whatever you want to pay.
