Zoltar Speaks
We were recently contacted about Circle Of Unexisted, a band formed in 2009 as a ‘collaboration project of Vanum and P.O.E’. Describing their outlook as ‘experimenting with sounds reaching the viscous atmosphere of dissociative experience’, this is a band who create tracks designed to alter your mood, shifting the way you feel and keeping you engaged throughout. Going on to say that the record on offer contains psychedelic/oneuronautic soundscapes, I figured that it was time to quit with the talking and get onto the listening.
Opening proceedings with Transgressive Overload things get off to a strange start, kicking into being with a strange sense of darkness and foreboding, using the opening moments to craft this approach before ushering the other elements of the band. Deep bass lines compliment the mix as the track continues to build, the different elements all coming together to form a sound which is out there, dark, and hard hitting. Soaring guitar lines meld with these rumbling bass rhythms throughout the track to form a sound which is difficult to describe, it’s one which is neither heavy nor soft, but instead something which verges between different outlooks throughout its progression. Marche Transcendentale doesn’t shed any further light on the subject still as it comes in to being, initially opening in much the same manner as if to continue to keep us guessing as to what’s going to follow. Picking up the pace as the track grows, soon enough we’re travelling through a soundtrack to life, the sort of music which would work well on a movie, but at the same time evokes images of life around you throughout it – I’m not sure I fully understand this record so far but it’s still damned good to hear.
Lingravet comes up next, once again shuffling into being with those strange sounds before revealing what it’s all about. Different elements are incorporated into this track, forming a mix which is once again dark, yet at the same time enticing and intriguing, not allowing you to fully see what’s coming but showing off a little more of what they’ve got on offer. This track is a stand out for sure, kicking into a distorted melee of hammering guitar work, soaring lead lines and hooks which are sure to get people involved and wanting more – this is a track to make sure you check out. It’s a shock then when the end arrives and suddenly everything pulls back to allow Skin Voice 420 to come into being, once again returning to the more out there moments which began this record. Sounding a little out of place after the heavy close to the previous track, this one doesn’t quite hit the mark for me, leaving me looking forward to hearing how they’re going to continue to push the album forwards.
Continuing through the album we’re treated to a NIN sounding Inner Time (dormite ritual), a far more raw and in your face Abyss. Roots. Riot, a strange yet alluring track in the form of Quietly fishing in Styx and the strangely uplifting undertones of Deep Inversie, each track showing off a different part of the band and continuing to push the boundaries of the album. It’s a brave move offering up an album packed with so many different styles, yet somehow the guys seem to have made it work here, not allowing one to outdo the other or outshine at any stage. Particular note should be taken of Hy Het Duisende Van Name, a track which really shows off the heavy aspects of the band and reveals why it is we were put on to them, mixing roaring guitar lines with solid, straight forward drumming, and offering up a sound which is sure to be loved as soon as it’s heard. This is the Circle Of Unexisted at their best, and a track to make sure you check out.
Staat Van Innerlike Afgrond once again brings us full circle, back to the stranger approach which started things off, but with more of a sense of pace thrown in this time, showing where they’ve been going with their sound from the very beginning, and bringing the conclusion to the album ever closer. It’s only then left to Insek-Messias to close things, finishing the album and leaving things as it should, with a real sense of coming full circle and the knowledge that you want to hear more. Not the hardest hitting track from the album, this one doesn’t necessarily pack the punch you might be looking for, but it finishes things nicely.
The Circle Of Unexisted have put together an album here which offers up a different approach at every turn, refusing to stick to one particular style and instead, offering you the chance to question what you thought you knew about music. This is album to listen to when you want to think about what you’re hearing, and my advice is to get out there and give it a go.
To find out more about the Circle of Unexisted, check out the Independent Music Promotions Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Opening proceedings with Transgressive Overload things get off to a strange start, kicking into being with a strange sense of darkness and foreboding, using the opening moments to craft this approach before ushering the other elements of the band. Deep bass lines compliment the mix as the track continues to build, the different elements all coming together to form a sound which is out there, dark, and hard hitting. Soaring guitar lines meld with these rumbling bass rhythms throughout the track to form a sound which is difficult to describe, it’s one which is neither heavy nor soft, but instead something which verges between different outlooks throughout its progression. Marche Transcendentale doesn’t shed any further light on the subject still as it comes in to being, initially opening in much the same manner as if to continue to keep us guessing as to what’s going to follow. Picking up the pace as the track grows, soon enough we’re travelling through a soundtrack to life, the sort of music which would work well on a movie, but at the same time evokes images of life around you throughout it – I’m not sure I fully understand this record so far but it’s still damned good to hear.
Lingravet comes up next, once again shuffling into being with those strange sounds before revealing what it’s all about. Different elements are incorporated into this track, forming a mix which is once again dark, yet at the same time enticing and intriguing, not allowing you to fully see what’s coming but showing off a little more of what they’ve got on offer. This track is a stand out for sure, kicking into a distorted melee of hammering guitar work, soaring lead lines and hooks which are sure to get people involved and wanting more – this is a track to make sure you check out. It’s a shock then when the end arrives and suddenly everything pulls back to allow Skin Voice 420 to come into being, once again returning to the more out there moments which began this record. Sounding a little out of place after the heavy close to the previous track, this one doesn’t quite hit the mark for me, leaving me looking forward to hearing how they’re going to continue to push the album forwards.
Continuing through the album we’re treated to a NIN sounding Inner Time (dormite ritual), a far more raw and in your face Abyss. Roots. Riot, a strange yet alluring track in the form of Quietly fishing in Styx and the strangely uplifting undertones of Deep Inversie, each track showing off a different part of the band and continuing to push the boundaries of the album. It’s a brave move offering up an album packed with so many different styles, yet somehow the guys seem to have made it work here, not allowing one to outdo the other or outshine at any stage. Particular note should be taken of Hy Het Duisende Van Name, a track which really shows off the heavy aspects of the band and reveals why it is we were put on to them, mixing roaring guitar lines with solid, straight forward drumming, and offering up a sound which is sure to be loved as soon as it’s heard. This is the Circle Of Unexisted at their best, and a track to make sure you check out.
Staat Van Innerlike Afgrond once again brings us full circle, back to the stranger approach which started things off, but with more of a sense of pace thrown in this time, showing where they’ve been going with their sound from the very beginning, and bringing the conclusion to the album ever closer. It’s only then left to Insek-Messias to close things, finishing the album and leaving things as it should, with a real sense of coming full circle and the knowledge that you want to hear more. Not the hardest hitting track from the album, this one doesn’t necessarily pack the punch you might be looking for, but it finishes things nicely.
The Circle Of Unexisted have put together an album here which offers up a different approach at every turn, refusing to stick to one particular style and instead, offering you the chance to question what you thought you knew about music. This is album to listen to when you want to think about what you’re hearing, and my advice is to get out there and give it a go.
To find out more about the Circle of Unexisted, check out the Independent Music Promotions Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls