Hubris. - The One Above (2023)

Thanks to great three albums and, at least as importantly, their love for performing live (really, check out how many gigs they had last year!), the Swiss band of Hubris. worked for a label of one of the most interesting new(-ish) post-rock bands in Europe. And they are about to prove it with their fourth album called The One Above.

Their strong side is the ability to make very melodic instrumental music that doesn't lose anything from the post-rock's atmospheric vibes. The tracks are long and their complex compositions fluctuate from softer patterns that feel like some imagination-fueling short stories up to heavy, overwhelming fragments with guitar cascades that can easily crush the audience. And the story-telling part is no coincidence here. The Swiss band have a very distinct theme they like to submerge into in their music, namely, the Ancient Greek mythology and culture. This time, it's all about "exploring the works of Plato and his allegory of the cave". It's worth a while to read their interpretation or, perhaps, to try and develop yours while listening to this post-rock album of the best quality.

The One Above costs 5 EUR (5 CHF).

Hubris. - Metamorphosis (2020)

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Country: Switzerland

Genre: guitar post-rock

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Hubris. - Metamorphosis (2020) EN

I have repeated myself over and over again for the last half a year but I'll say it again: Switzerland recently makes a real goldmine of great post-rock and similar genres. Another proof for that is the Fribourg-based band Hubris with a dot.

As the Australian label Art As Catharsis sates, the Swiss combine on the album "both Greek mythology and their native Swiss landscapes as prime drivers for the album’s conception." Also massive sounds with lively melodies and atmosphere generation with the catchiness of the tracks. And so not super hasty but heavy Hepius at the beginning transforms into the very fast and constantly changing Dionysus. 

And the changes continue throughout the whole album. Massive Adonis  is followed by an ambient soundscape with spoken word ornaments of Icarus and finally by the very much satisfying finish in Heracles. Hubris. do what every good post-rock band should - they are open to all inspirations, combine the genre's oppositions and as a result, created a diverse and exciting album.

Metamorphosis costs 14.50 AUD.

Check: Heracles

Country: Switzerland

Genre: heavy post-rock
Label: Art As Catharsis

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Hubris. - Metamorphosis (2020) PL

W przeciągu ostatniego półrocza pisałem to wiele razy, ale muszę się powtórzyć: Szwajcaria to ostatnio prawdziwa kopalnia znakomitego post-rocka i pochodnych. Kolejnym na to dowodem jest trzeci album fryburskiej kapeli Hubris z kropką.

Jak głosi australijski label Art As Catharsis, Szwajcarzy łączą na niej "grecką mitologię i ich rodzime Szwajcarskie krajobrazy jako motor napędowy dla całej kompozycji." Masywne brzmienia z kolei z bardzo żwawymi gitarowymi melodiami, a generowanie atmosfery z chwytliwością kompozycji. I tak niezbyt szybki, ciężki Hepius na początku płyty przechodzi w bardzo szybki i zmieniający co chwile swoją koncepcję Dionysus. 

I tak się ta płyta zmienia co kawałek. Masywny Adonis  przechodzi w ambientowy pejzaż przecinany spoken wordem w Icarusie, aż po bardzo satysfakcjonujący finał w Heraclesie. Hubris. robi to, co powinien każdy post-rockowy zespół - nie zamyka się na żadne inspiracje, łączy gatunkowe przeciwieństwa i w konsekwencji tworzy zróżnicowany, ekscytujący album.

Metamorphosis kosztuje 39 złotych (14,50 AUD).

Sprawdź: Heracles

Kraj: Szwajcaria

Szufladka: heavy post-rock
Label: Art As Catharsis

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