...and that wraps it up as far as old reviews go. Now I can focus on actual content! By the way, the album is still 10€ (8€ digital copy on bandcamp, which I'll link below) but I'm not sure whether the shipping is still free, I caught that last year so I was pretty pleased about it. Also this review is more in line with what I like to write, technical and concise.
Hexvessel - Dawnbearer (2011)
Arguably among the best releases of 2011, Hexvessel’s Dawnbearer is a psychedelic folk gem with superb ambience and progression.
Hexvessel were created by Mat McNerney (aka Kvohst), a black metal vocalist from England who moved to Finland, where he would unite with several other musicians (including people from the great Dark Buddha Rising) and build this project.
There’s nothing particularly innovative about Dawnbearer but again, there’s really not much more one can stretch within this particular genre. But what they manage to do, they pull it off with skill and feeling. The composition is strongly based on melodic repetitions, acoustic wanderings and of course background psychedelic noise, either by a distorted guitar or a dragging violin. There are of course some more folk instruments thrown in, such as the banjo, but the bulk of the music is centred around those elements. The vocals are impeccable and the album itself is very fluid and constant, perfect for those with a taste for more ambience-driven soft tunes. Its fluidity doesn’t compromise the creativity of each song however, and that’s probably one of the strongest points about this album, which is particularly difficult to pull off since it is a 15 (!) song composition.
At the time of my writing this review, the album is on sale for 10€ with free shipping – so there’s another reason why you should buy it. It’s totally worth it. Give it a go.
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