Saturday, November 7, 2009

MRTYU! - Ornate Shroud (2009)


Hopefully New Zealand's Mrtyu! requires little introduction, because the project evades easy description. An odd compound of Vedic imagery, metal misanthropy, and violin agony, this music moves away from any particular fan base in pursuit of its distant, darkened idols.
"Ornate Shroud" is Mrtyu's most potent spawn to date. Hewing closer to song form than previous releases, the album conceals Antony Milton's violent guitar and violin work behind Mrtyu's characteristic murk. Its pieces transition from jagged riffs to eerie ambient scrapes through wooly feedback, approaching the uncanny. Great mixture. Great stuff !
Get it here: MRTYU! - Ornate Shroud (VBR)

1 comment: