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' _:_________|_ _|_________:_ | | | | _ _____|___|_ _|___|_____ _ | | | | | . | | . | | : | | : | | l | | l | | X | | X | | X | 01. Part I 17:38 | X | | X | 02. Part II 15:50 | X | | X | 03. Part III 22:31 | X | | X | 04. Part IV 19:46 | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | ! x | | x ! . - : : - . :: . . :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . r e l e a s e . n o t e s . ::::' `: There aare no Tracknames given on the:' `: Vinyl. The CD (and the Bandcamp :' `: Version) has a different cut, so :' `: it's impossible to use the CD :' `: Tracknames. So we decieded not to :' `: use Tracknames on this release. :' `: The Band consideres this Album as :' `: one ritual anyway. :' `: :' `: BUY this masterpiece at: :' `: http://pesanta.bigcartel.com/ :' `: http://fauna.bandcamp.com/album/avif :' `: auna :' `: :' `: Fauna is arguably the most :' `: intriguing act to emerge out of the :' `: budding Cascadian black metal :' `: movement. The group is ôpagan black :' `: metalö in the purest sense of the :' `: term. Each Fauna album takes a :' `: simple naturalistic theme and :' `: explores it both literally and :' `: symbolically. The debut, Rain, :' `: explores the process of spiritual :' `: cleansing through a storm of riffs :' `: that wash over the listener like a :' `: parade of blackened clouds. The :' `: sophomore release, The Hunt offers a :' `: blend of chilly black metal, dark :' `: ambient and animalistic screams that :' `: summon images of a late-night hunt :' `: in a wild forest. Both albums are :' `: ambitious, consisting of a single :' `: song that lasts over an hour. :' `: :' `: FaunaÆs third album, Avifauna, sees :' `: the band providing more dynamic and :' `: varied sounds. Instead of creating a :' `: single monolithic composition, :' `: Avifauna consists of three songs, :' `: ranging from seventeen to thirty :' `: minutes, plus two brief ambient :' `: interludes. Close to half of :' `: Avifauna is depressive neofolk in :' `: the vein of UlverÆs Kveldssanger and :' `: EmpyriumÆs Weiland. Like a bird :' `: resting watchfully in its nest, :' `: Fauna slowly explore soft, solemn :' `: melodies on acoustic guitar and :' `: strings before suddenly soaring into :' `: glorious passages of epic, :' `: melancholic black metal. The album :' `: ebbs between these two dimensions :' `: with grace and coherence, resulting :' `: in dramatic compositions that pull :' `: the listener through a spectrum of :' `: emotions. :' `: :' `: The most powerful composition is :' `: ôSoaring into the Earth,ö which :' `: begins with two minutes of birdsongs :' `: before entering an extensive passage :' `: of sorrowful, longing folk. When :' `: distortion and screams finally :' `: arrive, it feels like a long awaited :' `: catharsis. The riffs are mostly dark :' `: and haunting, but like rays of sun :' `: creeping between dense clouds, there :' `: are brief passages of sheer beauty. :' `: When the black metal fades some ten :' `: minutes later, the composition :' `: enters a series of creepy acoustic :' `: progressions accompanied by :' `: intermittent, muted distortion and :' `: jittery, primitive bass-drum. The :' `: melodies crawl up your spine like an :' `: ineffable muscle-memory. All the :' `: tension ignites in a slow, :' `: smoldering passage of black metal :' `: that loops until achieving total :' `: exhaustion. :' `: :' `: Avifauna sees Fauna integrating a :' `: number of new elements into its :' `: sound. Acoustic bass and cello are :' `: prevalent throughout the acoustic :' `: passages, but also offer a few :' `: impressive solos during the black :' `: metal sections. There is also the :' `: presence of low, hollow clean :' `: vocals, similar to those found on :' `: Empyrium records, which accentuate :' `: the melancholic spirit of the :' `: record. A cameo by a female vocalist :' `: on the final three minutes of :' `: ôSyrinxö resultÆs in the albumÆs :' `: most exquisite moment. Wordless :' `: wails of female and male vocals :' `: harmonize, actualizing the songÆs :' `: final plea for the ôwomb of molten :' `: lightö to ôgestate my ascent to :' `: black stars.ö :' `: :' `: FaunaÆs one major flaw remains the :' `: extreme vocals. They are direct, :' `: urban shouts, closer to what one :' `: would expect from a hardcore band. A :' `: more feral screech in the spirit of :' `: early Burzum would better suit :' `: FaunaÆs music. Otherwise, there :' `: isnÆt a lot to critique about :' `: Avifauna. The final track, ôThe :' `: Harpyö isnÆt quite as powerful as :' `: the first two compositions but is :' `: nonetheless strong. More generally, :' `: there are a few riffs that are :' `: derivative of early Drudkh but :' `: ultimately, these are minor flaws in :' `: an otherwise beautiful and inspiring :' `: record. Considering the length of :' `: the songs and complexity of the :' `: song-structures, this is certainly :' `: not an easy record to break into (it :' `: will take at least four or five :' `: listens before you will recognize :' `: the architecture of the :' `: compositions), but for those who :' `: appreciate naturalistic black metal :' `: it will be well worth the effort. :' . ......... . . ................... . : .....::::::::::' : | `````:::::::' | : | `:::::::' | : | | `..:' | | _|__| ` |__|_ __ _________.' | | `._________ __ _ _____________ _ _______________ S! | . ______ _____ / __ __ _____ /__ __ ____ i . _/ ___/ | ___/ /__| |__| | | ___/ / /__| |__ \__| i__ |________. |__________________.| |______/_______ ___\_____ __/ |__| |_____ _ |__| . |__| __ _________ . c r u e l t y . _________ __ `. | _ ___ ____ ____ | .' "|""| | | | ___| ___| |""|" | | ` | | | | : | ` ._______| | : | ------- | : """""" : ' ''''' ` ` --- ` ` _ "" ` -