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Mrako-Su: Путь В Белое

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Artist: Mrako-Su
Title: Путь В Белое
Format: CD
Label: Black Mara (@)
Rated: * * * * *
The short liner notes of this release state that "is dedicated to the loss of human nature […] for another condition in the lunar Winter" and so there's large margin for the interpretation of this complex vision of dark ambient. The structure of this release is a juxtaposition of drone mainly generated with wind instruments, like flute of didgeridoo, and percussions so there's a sonic link with certain folk, or ritual, traditions.
The opening track, "–––-–--––- –-––", is a long soundscape at the crossroad between ambient and certain ritual music as the wind instruments have a key role in the composition. "–––--" is based on an equilibrium between sound and silence while "–--––- ––––" juxtaposes elements in sequences so it's more like a journey while the previous track was closer to a building. The sustained tones of the first part of "––– –––--– –––-–– ––-–" introduce a second part where sound events beats time. When it seems that "–––––" closes this release with a drone, a rhythmic part introduce the flute melody which ends the track.
As a release with a certain sonic personality, it sounds different with the majority of dark ambient releases based on a certain numbers of clichés and the search for moments of disruption of the plain surface which is the image of this genre makes this release an oasis in the desert. Truly recommended for fans of the genre.

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