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Troum, "Ajin"
TheDanbury, CT-based Equation Records is home to Troum's latest release: afantastic picture 12" disc LP with four new Troum mini-masterpieces,limited to 500 copies and hand numbered with as much loving care asTroum put into their music.Equation Records
While Troum are known and worshipped (in unfairly small numbers) fortheir vast, gorgeous soundscapes, this time, they sound far moreaggressive and serious. The 'open' side begins forcefully with"Tatan," as its relentless, echoed, driving rhythm is decorated withthe bleeding howls of guitar noises and ghostly sounds. "Aurddrach"eases in more quietly, with a signature Troum depth-defying sound and afaster paced, but more subtle rhythmic loop. Both rhythm and atmospherebuild concurrently until the sound is so massive, and then it breaks,quieting down, as if they're laying a beast to rest.
The 'closed' side is far more reserved, contained, and concealed. Rhtyhms of "Chertanovo" only barely evolve after about four minutesinto the piece, and even then, they're provided by the echoes of themain sound sources, which are thunderous and rumbling. It's like beinghidden deep, beneath the earth in the massive darkness, where only afew glimmers of light can be seen through cracks far above. "Chertanovo" doesn't make a grand exit, it only creeps off into theinfinite darkness. "Yemanja" ends the release with a sad and slowanthemic melody. Elongated and emotional, it's a reminder that it'salmost criminal that Troum aren't as praised as much as the bands likeSunn O))) and Godspeed who have followed their foosteps on the same trails, but havereached different peaks and valleys in their expeditions.
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