Lustre – They Awoke The Scent Of Spring (2012)

After the excellent full-length “A Glimpse of Glory”, Lustre returns to us with another killer full-length release titled “They Awoke The Scent Of Spring”. This one-man aural orgasm machine from Sweden has crafted four excellent tracks that have a very eerie atmospheric vibe that reminds us of Burzum’s “Filosofem” release. With 40 minutes of music, this release surely delivers enough bang for your money in the sense of creepy landscapes painted by the very minimalist music presented here.

Opening with the nearly 13-minutes long monolithic “Part I”, the atmosphere is set with very fuzzy distorted guitars that only get denser by the minute. The sparse vocals are quite hellish and will creep on you when you least expect it. We particularly love how the song transitions when it seems to ‘brighten up’ between all the heavy dark clouds that are painted by the painful riffs. The minimal use of keyboards is also another thing that is very similar to how Burzum uses them.

The dense atmosphere of “Part II” makes its way with a very ethereal build up, and again a very minimalistic approach with very sparse vocals. “Part III” delivers a more ambient-sounding approach with pretty solid keyboards and very minimal use of drums, very hypnotic indeed. Culminating with the rainy sounds of “Part IV”, this track nicely brings this release to conclusion. The man behind Lustre has an excellent ability to create haunting atmospheres and in these four tracks he does a brilliant job.

We gladly recommend “They Awoke The Scent of Spring” for all the listeners of Ambient/Atmospheric Black Metal. Lustre has slowly been creeping into our regular playlist, and we are sure this release will stay here for quite a while, probably until the ‘band’ releases another album. If you are looking for something creepy, minimalistic, and very atmospheric, look no further and get this excellent release.

Release: September 3rd, 2012

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal

Country: Sweden