This release is presented as 'the first full solo album by RafaÅ KoÅacki' but, in fact is the first with a reasonable distribution (Panoptikon was reviewed by myself some time ago and is a Zoharum merit) and a marketing effort. This new release was 'created mainly on the basis of field recordings' but it's not a soundscape album as the mix is so dense or processed to develop a personal musical language.
Oddly enough, in the cd edition, the tracks have no title so I will treat this a release as a long composition in six movement (the digital edition has track title but they are greek letters so it's not something adding a reading path to the album) as this makes sense. The first movement is an introduction based on a drone and some sparse metallic notes. The spoken words of the second movement introduces the listener in a soundscape where layers of drones try to induce a sense of calm and tension to the listener. This structural elements are repeated in the third movement but in a noisier way as the musical journey is from a quieter landscape to a more menacing one. The fourth movement is the longest and the most contradictory one as it's an hypnotic one but seems too static and based on a single loop. The fifth movement returns to depict brighter images and the last one is a stunning exercise in the development of resonances.
This release is not simple to listen and enjoy but it's an example that, even in a field that could seem decoded, there's some paths that have to be discovered. Another good release from this artist.