Botanist - Cicatrix / Diamond Brush - VINYL LP

San Francisco post-black metal outfit BOTANIST and Los Angeles based electronic project THIEF the split-album InchCicatrix/Diamond BrushInch. Despite their stylistic differences, both bands have much in common. They were both conceived and are mostly recording as solo-projects run by a single mastermind. Both multi-instrumentalists recruit live members to put their music on the stage. Yet the connection between BOTANIST's Otrebor aka Roberto Martinelli and Dylan Neal from THIEF runs deeper Dylan Neal played hammered dulcimer in the post-black metal outfit and even after officially departing from BOTANIST, he has continued to contribute as a InchsilentInch member, for example by writing the dulcimer and bass parts for the album InchCollective The Shape of He to ComeInch. This personal connection between both bands is reflected in the material of this split-album. BOTANIST's InchCicatrixInch contains previously unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of their acclaimed full-length InchVI FloraInch (2014), which is also the record that Dylan toured on, when the band went to Europe and delivered their legendary performance at the Roadburn Festival in 2015. The botanical term 'cicatrix' refers to the scarring that shows on a plant after it has been damaged and the title track points towards the damage that mankind has inflicted at the global flora. While the backbone of THIEF's sound has been formed by manipulated sacred chant and choral samples, InchDiamond BrushInch prominently features live drums and electric guitars for the first time on one of their records. Thematically, Dylan explores a spiritual pursuit of awakening through the experience of transgression and suffering with allusions to Joyce, Salinger, Nabokov, and Mobb Deep. InchDiamond BrushInch is also intended as a companion to the third THIEF full-length, InchThe 16 Deaths of My MasterInch, which i

On their twelfth full-length InchPaleobotanyInch, Botanist take us back more than 70 million years to a time when dinosaurs ruled the planet and early forests began to turn to coal. InchPaleobotanyInch comes with all the trademark characteristics that set Botanist apart from all other metal acts on this planet. Lyrically, the band from San Francisco, CA revolves around species of plants - in a clean break from the usual genre stereotypes like Satan, dragons, and booze. Their music clearly has it's foundation anchored in 'metal', but instead of 6-string guitars the Americans use 110-string hammered dulcimers. To the confused horror of traditionalists, Botanist fit these percussion-stringed folk instruments with magnetic pickups and distort them through various perverse means that range from amplifiers via analogue tape to digital manipulation. The resulting sound is as unique as spectacular.

A follow-up to the highly acclaimed original Sacred Steel Guitar , Pass Me Not by The Campbell Brothers showcases the newest generation of sacred steel guitarists. Highlights include the title track, InchCharles' Holy Jam,Inch InchWalk with Me LordInch and more.