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May 8, 2016 9:48 AM   Subscribe

At the intersection of country, surf rock, and black metal lies the one-of-a-kind genre mashup Desert Dances and Serpent Sermons (from the always interesting Black Twilight Circle collective [bandcamp]):
Track 1: Volahn - Chamalcan
Track 2: Shataan - Caminando del Destino / Desert Smoke / Wells Run Dry
Track 3: Arizmenda - Ropeburn mutilation on the outskirts of life
Track 4: Kallathon - Falling into the Horizon, Burning into the Black Twilight
(Full album on Bandcamp here.)

More from Black Twilight Circle: The mammoth Tliltic Tlapoyauak compilation, an interview with BTS, atmospheric black metal sludge from Odz Manouk, and unclassifiable awesomeness from Rhinocervs.
posted by Frobenius Twist (15 comments total) 22 users marked this as a favorite
 
Some editorializing that I didn't want to put in the fpp: Chamalcan is one of my favorite songs of the last year. Absolutely amazing.
posted by Frobenius Twist at 9:49 AM on May 8, 2016


Definitely post-rocky. Though I prefer my post rock without vocals for the most part. Interesting stuff.
posted by symbioid at 11:59 AM on May 8, 2016


Fantastic! You just filled a big hole in my musical taste—one I didn't know existed.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 3:29 PM on May 8, 2016


"Chamalcan" is the theme to A Fistful Of Dollars reboot directed by young Quentin Tarantino.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 3:35 PM on May 8, 2016


Yes. This.
posted by prismatic7 at 4:31 PM on May 8, 2016


I've been thinking lately about the compositional skill involved in making a good mash-up, or even parodic music à la Bill Wurtz (whose FAQ section tips a Stetson towards both affable silliness and a solid command of musical theory). Genre mash-ups like country and metal do about the same on a macro level, and I find all of it totally fascinating. Thanks for this!

Chamalcan is especially glorious.
posted by Collaterly Sisters at 4:59 PM on May 8, 2016


I quite like some of this, I agree, Chamalcan in particular is very good. The metal parts of it remind me a bit of Tristania, especially Beyond the Veil, which is one of the few black metal-influenced albums I entirely like.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 5:51 PM on May 8, 2016


I'm pissed at my wife right now. It will pass but this is the perfect song of the moment for me. Thanks!
posted by zwemer at 9:38 PM on May 8, 2016


For another spectacular metal genre fusion that will ROCK YOUR GENITALS ENTIRELY OFF YOUR PELVIS, check out Zeal and Ardor. Call-and-response spiritual style vocals with post-metal excellence backing it, and occasional forays into melodic interludes or Muslimgauze-loops-meet-trap-music accents. If you listen to one track to get the hook, make it Blood in the River VERY LOUDLY and then make time for Come on Down and then just listen to the album on repeat for four or five days because that's what i've been doing and it's great.

srsly this album omfg
posted by FatherDagon at 1:32 PM on May 9, 2016 [8 favorites]


Holy shit, FatherDagon. The soul is strong in that one.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 1:57 PM on May 9, 2016


It brings the Hail Satans in a way that the CoS *wishes* they could. His FB profile lists the genre as 'American Slave Black Metal'.
posted by FatherDagon at 1:58 PM on May 9, 2016


Wow, that Zeal and Ardor album is immense. I initially assumed it was mostly sampled, but if this comment is really from the guy behind the project, he apparently did all the vocals himself, which makes it even more impressive.
posted by Frobenius Twist at 3:45 PM on May 9, 2016


Shades of Drastus

I like it
posted by deadbilly at 2:48 AM on May 10, 2016


Holy shit, that Zeal and Ardor track. Is the whole album like that? It might be too much for me, I honestly don't know if I can deal with a full album of this. Wow.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 3:40 PM on May 10, 2016


The full album has a wide variety of genres - first is call and response post-rock, then soul black metal, then muslimgauze-trap, then soul black metal, then invocation power metal, then music box melody, then field call infernal metal, then creepy blues, then melodic outro.
posted by FatherDagon at 1:25 PM on May 11, 2016


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