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Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . :: :: Label :: Covil Records R.date :: 08.09.2022 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: COVILCD010 Size :: 72,3 MB __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 276kbps : . . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo . . . Website :: __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 01. Solitary Endless Path 10:54 :: :: 02. Skies at Our Feet 10:43 :: :: 03. Where Horizons End 10:53 :: :: 04. Only the Wind Remembers My Name 03:59 :: :: ------- :: .. >> 36:29 min .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: Despite the common resemblance of every single Drudkh's :: :: album, each has its own trait, assignable only on the one :: :: of the albums. If "Forgotten Legends" has many epic :: :: moments, "Autumn Aurora" performs pure atmosphere, "The :: :: Swan Road" was the presentation of raw and unpolished :: :: black, "Blood In Our Wells" copies the second one just :: :: mixed with more quiet and interesting sounding, then :: :: "Estrangenment" has melancholic, even depressive mid- :: :: tempo/slow-tempo sound together with extremely monotonous :: :: tunes played on the same frequency and pitch. :: :: :: :: Okay, after my doubtful words about the stylistics of the :: :: album, it might seem that the reason of misunderstanding :: :: and disparagement of this album is clear and distinct :: :: ('cause there are too many "haters" of such a style I've :: :: described above), but, actually, "Estrangement" doesn't :: :: perform you exactly what I said. It is something else. And :: :: there's a big complicacy to desribe it precisely. :: :: :: :: So, to my mind, "Estrangement" has the most harmonic :: :: musical part. Not quiet, not tranquil - but accurately :: :: harmonic. I don't want to be misunderstanded, but the fact :: :: is that all of the components of Drudkh's music composes :: :: the picture of total equivalence and compliance. It brings :: :: everything to conformity with the realization of harmonic :: :: conception of music. :: :: :: :: However, there can be noted some disadvantages. Despite the :: :: genius and harmonic musical constituent part, we have also :: :: rather ordinary lyrics by the way (as it may seem). Though :: :: somebody can decide that there is just one more poetic :: :: writing, praising Ukraine and the nature of that country, :: :: in reality there are the works of one of the most :: :: distinguished ukrainian poets of 20th century Oleg Ol'zhich :: :: (actually, the last was his hobby; in practice he was one :: :: of the leaders of ukrainian nationalists equally with :: :: Stepan Bandera, whom Drudkh have dedicated the album "Blood :: :: In Our Wells"). So, we can understand that, while musicians :: :: declare about their indifference to the political theme, :: :: they are real patriots of native country. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2022 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :