EP Review: Shattercones - This Septic Isle (2021)
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Shattercones - This Septic Isle
Release Date: October 01, 2021
Label: Gare du Nord Records
Format: Digital
Length: 19:33
Genre: Doom Folk
Origin: London, England
In 2017, the book "Alice in Brexitland" by Lucien Young (Leavis Carroll) was published. It is a fantastic and psychedelic read about a place where you do not have to be mad - but it helps if you are. The name of this country is Britain. Although, Shattercones have (probably) not planned this, but nevertheless the quartet has released a new EP today which could be the soundtrack to this book. The successor to their debut EP "Oppenheimer" (2020) is called "This Septic Isle", and sorry there are no prizes for guessing which isle the quartet from London means.
Four tracks, all written and recorded between lockdowns reflect the bitter truth that many people in the United Kingdowm woke up in after David Cameron had the stupid idea of appeasing UKIP by allowing a referendum, and after a thin majority actually voted for BrExit. It may all appear like a feverish nightmare in which Theresa May, Nick Clegg, and Nigel Farrage appear around a spooky coven - but then you wake up to the uncombed head of Boris Johnson. What better music would fit for this story than Doom Folk?
Shattercones play dark Folk that grinds on drones and thereby opens the gates of hell. Traditional Folk Rock instruments such as viola and lapsteel guitar meet mechanical sounds at a sonic sphere where both Doom and Folk end. On top of this thrilling musical environment, moaning chants and spoken words emphasize the desparation that Shattercones express. "This Septic Isle" is an impressive narrative of a broken land, and a hot recommendation, not only for fans of Nick Cave.
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