The dark lady is back, and she’s getting better and better with every record. Ascension Chamber was a different step in her production, this Seven Veils Of Silence is an excellent follow-up, and it’s even more fascinating. It doesn’t sound breakcore anymore, there are only some jungle breaks here and there but they don’t affect the dark rarefied atmoshpere of the album. There are a lot of oriental influences instead, like horns, chants and percussions, mixed with buzzing bass and clicky electronics. The overall sound is gloomy, menacing and claustrophobic, emphasized by the apocalyptical landscape of the artwork.
The “Veil” tracks are beatless interludes between more rhythmical pieces, some of them could be even used as bizarre dancefloor tunes. “Nest of Vipers” features some serious bass, “All Night” causes an earthquake with rattling percussions, “Desecration of the Baptist” and “Where Is Your Lord Now?” are weird Arabian-dancehall hybrids, “Black as Silence” shows some drilling drums and towards the end comes the one I rate as the highest moment on the entire CD; “Succumb Unto The Rapture.” It’s a thrilling death march that features hellish vocals from Rachael Kozak herself. Obscure and esoteric, it’s a valid alternative to satanic death-metal. Joking apart, Seven Veils Of Silence defines a genre on its owns, a kind of fiendish electronic you won’t find elsewhere.
Seven Veils Of Silence is out now on Hymen Records.
