Korouva - Sleepwalker

Genre: Lo-Fi Blues/Folk

Year: 2009

Evolving on the sounds of her first release Shipwrecks & Russian Roulette, Korouva takes us on another rainy evening journey to a smokey Portland jazz club. Uping the production just slightly yet still keeping it pretty muddy really enhances the atmosphere of the keys and voice. A few extra elements are thrown in to nice effect, as well. Another beautiful and haunting effort.

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Uaral - Sounds of Pain...

Year: 2005
Genre: Doom/Folk Metal

Sounds of Pain, the first full length from the Chilean duo, Uaral breaks the mold of what doom used to be known for. The album keeps a ceremonial, ritual-like atmosphere that at times reaches the edge of brilliancy. The use of simple, slow and melodic bases of piano and acoustic guitars, some flutes and a lot of different vocal elements going from subterranean grunts to nostalgic clean vocals give magic feelings and an everlasting presence of nature. Sounds of Pain tries to capture the essence of beauty, loss and despair and does so in a great way, making the listener a true accomplice of its dark and hidden emotions.

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Year: 2006
Genre: Ambient/Doom Metal