Nerij - Lophophora Williamsii And Monochromatic Perceptions (2013)

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Arriving from Italy, today we have one-man project Nerij and his full-length release “Lophophora Williamsii And Monochromatic Perceptions”. In the vein of Dark Ambient greats Raison d'être, Frozen Ocean, etc., this band delivers 3 tracks that clocking in around 60 minutes of chilling cavernous passages of darkness and madness. If you think that Event Horizon needs a sequel, I believe we have found the soundtrack for it.

This self-released album starts with the ‘short’ (8-minutes long) “Mental Odyssey I: The Shaman Meets The Psychonaut”. This track provides a nice introduction to the darkest parts of Nerij’s inner workings and gives us an early taste of what is to come. With the first 20+ minute behemoth track being “Mental Odyssey II: Mescaline And The Antithesis Of Ethereal Visions”, we have a front row seat into a trippy sidereal journey. Feeling like an endless voyage through space in a very creepy vessel, this track provides excellent build-up fully immersing the listener.

The album comes to a conclusion with the unsettling “Mental Odyssey III: Open Eyes In The Abysmal Nightmare, Where Mental Foundations Are Destained”. We think that the song titles are quite descriptive of what is about to unravel before your ears, making them quite useful in the enjoyment process of this release. The track continues Neirj’s cavernous trip into deeper and trance-inducing territories. We particularly love how simple, yet effective, are all the atmospheric elements in this song (and release).

If you like dark and unsettling music that transports you to weird and cavernous places, be sure to check out this release. Nerij switched from Depressive Black Metal to this, so some people might be caught off-guard, but rest assured that you will be pleasantly surprised with “Lophophora Williamsii And Monochromatic Perceptions”.

Band: Nerij Album: Lophophora Williamsii And Monochromatic Perceptions

Label: Self-Released

Release: 2013

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Genre: Dark Ambient

Country: Italy

Rating: 84/100
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