Let us talk a bit about our own Croatian underground scene. Zayn from Bjelovar released their new e.p. as third part in their of their conceptual tetralogy called Monolit. I saw Zayn perform live twice in club called Prostor in my hometown and both times it was a great experience. These guys play a mixture of post metal and noise with some indie and post rock influences thrown in here and there. Usually I am not an avid fan of instrumental music, but this band is different, here you are taken on a voyage through music soundscapes and all three songs are different, like each one of them is a story for itself, telling us the listeners something that we must interpret ourselves the way we understand it. For me the best song on this e.p. is Lovely You having awesome electronic backgrounds to the music, like some haunted synth melody reminding me of an Argento soundtrack, or what Italian band Goblin did in some songs. Support your scene!
Collapse Under The Empire are back with an impressive new album! Chris Burda and Martin Grimm once again show their talent for diversity and release a record full of passion and haunting melodies. In the last three years the two musicians mostly concentrated on releasing other artists on their own record label Finaltune. They also prepared for their first live show ever that took place at the renowned DUNK!Festival in May 2016. In the last decade the band from Hamburg established themselves in the international Post-Rock-Scene with the release of five albums and a couple of EPs. Over the years Collapse Under The Empire developed their very own signature of electronic post-rock sound.
Collapse Under The Empire combine Synthwave- and Post-Rock in a very unique way and bring together fans of electronic sounds as well as fans of heavier music. The 9 tracks on The Fallen Ones conjure a dystopian journey that inspires to explore the landscapes of a pessimistic future. Highly interpretive and emotionally charged, The Fallen Ones evokes images of fear, insecurity and yearning. The album offers the listener the opportunity to delve into these emotions. The theme of the record fits quite well into today’s world, but besides anxieties and negativity about the future, the album also paints pictures of hope. It provides moments of being reminded to own inner strength and power.
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