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	1.	Synsophony 03:33
	2.	Solumpresent 03:48
	3.	Disarmament 04:10
	4.	Come to me / Rebirth #2 02:57

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Back on the roster for the first time since 2014, drone lords Synsophony have changed a lot. The fog of blackened doom that clung to their music like a funeral shroud has largely lifted, lingering only in the shadows here and there. In its wake, surprisingly, we find a striking desert ambience that leaves lots of room for the duo’s 90s-Neil-Young-via-2010s-Earth riffary to shine through.

It’s not all Southwestern guitar worship though, some wild hair metal inspired vocal flourishes rear their heads, jazz drum textures wander through, cellos creak, RFK pops up to discuss violence in America, and synths reminiscent of Mark Frost’s X-Files theme come and go.

That’s a lot of sandy ground to trode in under 20 minutes, but what else would we expect from one of the UK’s most consistently inventive “drone metal” bands?

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released October 30, 2020

Synsophony are Ollie Borgstein and Tom Pryce

"Disarmament" contains Warren G. Harding's 1921 "Address at Washington at Opening of International Conference for Limitation of Armament ''. Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.

"Solumpresent" contains part of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 speech "On the Mindless Menace of Violence". Recording used with permission from The City Club of Cleveland.

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DIY label specializing in releasing raw black metal, blacknoise, and related genres on hand-dubbed C20s. Please don't send us your NS music, we're not interested.

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