The Old Ceremony - Fairytales and Other Forms Of Suicide - VINYL LP

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Emerging with a labyrinthine work of creativity constructed with an intensity both unrelenting and precise, Voidceremony return with their signature sound, an abstract and scathing zone of musical obscurity rife with cynicism toward humanity. Abditum, the third full length album, unfurls with a sense of arcane design where twisting riffs clash and converge in unforeseen sequences. Composed by Wandering Mind (aka Garrett Johnson) the otherworldly riffing spirals into altered shapes, conjuring tones that veer between luminous clarity and abyssal murk. Joined in the darkness by guitarist The Archonoclast (Jayson McGehee), Dylan Marks on drums and bass co-conspirators The Great Righteous Destroyer (Damon Good) and The Absent Deity (Ben Ricci), in tandem they create a cacophony of hellish jazz-inflected discord and unpredictable texture; every composition a descent into shifting caverns, where sudden openings reveal hidden pathways only to close again with finality.Existing within an unawakened mind, contemplate a journey through the landscapes of Abditum, a region replete with the harmonies of the spheres and ever evolving chaos. These elements create a world that is alien yet meticulously considered. Voidceremony once again resists easy grasp, demands immersion and rewards repeated exploration, materializing new contours perpetually.

These Songs Are Cursed was written and rehearsed in a tiny basement practice space in Halifax and recorded in a little basement studio in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The studio session was a step-up from their first InchElements of an Incomplete MapInch, a 10-song EP, yes they called it an EP, which was a 4-track recording with punch-ins and punch-ups released in 1998. Following the Eric's Trip/Sloan formula, popular at the time in Halifax, with four singers/songwriters the material was flowing and InchcursedInch could have easily been a double album with hits like InchWe've Got It SussedInch and InchIn-ScituateInch left on the cutting room floor. But the 13 songs and four interstitials that made the cut were made purely from the energy of wanting to be in a band, wanting to tour, and wanting to write songs together.Songs like InchCentral Port of Equal TimesInch, InchSpeech Is An ExperimentInch, InchRough Draft KoreaInch and InchRoute of SortsInch came together quickly in the basement, but others like InchBuilt Sought DestinationInch, InchWall MonumentInch and InchExtent of the Apse OutstretchedInch were flushed out in the studio. Soon after it's on Matlock Records a German tag, Rewika Records, signed the band and soon they were off touring Europe in a tiny Renault with a member of Trumans Water as their driver and de facto sound tech.The album has been remastered by Lacquer Channel Mastering for reissue on Record Record tag.A1. Watch The Light BendA2. Central Port Of Equal TimesA3. Soft GeometryA4. Built Sought DestinationA5. Rough Draft KoreaA6. No Such Want Of LandmarksA7. What A MeleeA8. Extent Of The Apse OutstretchedB1. Wall MonumentB2. Route Of SortsB3. Speech Is An ExperimentB4. Italics Showing ThoughtsB5. Southwesterlies To SouthwesterlyB6. The PathB7. Good Evil, Not Bad Evil