Unreqvited - A Pathway to the Moon - VINYL LP

UNREQVITED mastermind ? (Ghost) has a penchant for beautiful musical creations that reveal their claws and fangs only at closer inspection after spending some time on them. This solo project is firmly rooted in blackgaze sonic soil but has also sent out tendrils into ambient, post-rock, post-black metal, and other related stylistic strata. The seventh album, InchA Pathway to the MoonInch, is taking an impressive evolutionary leap. One element of this significant sonic development of UNREQVITED is the novel exploration into a predominantly lyrical realm. This step away from mostly expansive soundscapes towards more singing is also due to the transition of UNREQVITED into a touring band. ? carefully crafted InchA Pathway to the MoonInch with live performances in his mind. The result is an album that resembles a blackgaze soundtrack - a legacy further underlined by the artbook bonus track, which features a cover of the Hans Zimmer InchInterstellarInch composition 'Cornfield Chase'. Despite the divergence into more lyrical dimensions, InchA Pathway to the MoonInch keeps the use of lighter and more uplifting passages that were increasingly employed among the expected dark twists on InchBeautiful GhostsInch (2021). The significant use of clean vocals throughout the album turns out in hindsight as writing on the wall about developments to come. The core elements that have shaped UNREQVITED in the past remain in active service as well Thus, the massive anthemic refrains from InchMosaic I l'amour et l'ardeurInch (2018) are equally present as the simple melancholic melodies from the 2016 debut album InchDisquietInch and the orchestral grandeur of InchEmpathicaInch (2020). Ever since ? conceived UNREQVITED as the musical vehicle for his multi-faceted creative output and brought it to light in 2016, his project has been a constantly shape-shifting and stylistically wide roaming

Bulbous Monocle focuses it's lens further into the legacy and archives of the Thinking Fellers Union Local 282. These Things Remain Unassigned-a phrase coined by Brian Hageman, one of the band's musical snake appendages emanating from it's Medusa crown-is presented as a double LP (gatefold jacket with a twelve page libretto). It gathers together the band's singles, compilation tracks, outtakes and never before released gems encompassing the arc of TFUL's musical corpus. Every track has been surgically remastered by Mark Gergis (Porest / Sublime Frequencies / Mono Pause) with his signature craftsman approach. This collection is an auditory and visual feast. The extensive booklet included features band ephemera, concert flyers, photographs, and commentary about each track from Mark Davies. Beyond the rare singles and unreleased tracks from the TFUL archives, are cover versions from such disparate artists and composers as Ennio Morricone, Krzysztof Komeda, The Residents, The Shaggs, Caroliner Rainbow and Pérez Prado. Inch... In addition to these compilation one-offs, there were also a few studio recordings that were never quite completed or released. Throw in an alternate mix or two and the handful of singles that came out on various labels over the years, and you end up with what I feel works well as it's own body of work, a bunch of adopted oddballs that somehow fit together as a family. I hope you'll agree with me that these things are now no longer unassigned, but part of a somewhat cohesive whole, stitched together into something mysterious and glistening.Inch -Mark Davies (2023)

Gatefold LP (180g vinyl, transparent curacao) incl. Printed inner sleeve, bonus track and protection sleeve. Depressive and uplifting; a journey of massive peaks and bottomless caves. Unreqvited's take on post black metal is one that paints a canvas of musical diversity, with elements of expansive post-rock, tortured dsbm vocals, shimmering blackgaze melodies and grandiose orchestral segments. With their debut LP InchDisquietInch, Unreqvited lays down the foundation for their somber, melancholic sound by using hallmark principles of black metal like torrential blast beats and tremolo sparingly. Instead, opting for emphasis on melodies and synthesizers to invoke thoughts of frozen woodlands and a troubled internal state. Including an exclusive, yet unreleased bonus track.