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Ea - Au Ellai. Full-length on Solitude Productions.
When I read the name I just wanted to scream "Ea, lord of the depths" at the top of my lungs, which I did and it was fun. But now to the review. Ea is a Russian band and very little is known about this band, all I do know is that they play Funeral Doom and that they have released three albums thus far, and this is the latest one. I have not heard their previous two albums so I can not make any comparisons, but if they are anything like this album I will probably like them. This album contains only three tracks, but they are all very long (10, 18, 23 minutes long respectively) which is not uncommon when it comes to Funeral Doom (both the length and the number of tracks) The music is slow and monotonous Funeral Doom and all which that entails, low-tuned guitars, a buzzing bass, basic drum patterns, deep growling vocals. But they also incorporate violin, cello, keyboard, piano and choirs among others to their music which really add to the dreamlike quality of this recording. This is an excellent album with a real feeling of isolation and a truly dark atmosphere. |