Comments on: Fall of Efrafa "Elil" CD

By: Stevhan the invincible

Stevhan the invincible — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:06:01 +0000

glad you took some recomendations. I'm thinking you might like the first one too, it's a bit more straightforward.
Check out the new AmenRa record too.

By: Grist

Grist — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:43:43 +0000

Like Paul, I'm not really sold on the vocals here, but everything else is pretty killer. Recommended. Oh, and Andrew…you should go ahead and read "Watership Down." I just bought it after ordering this record based on another review/recommendation and realizing I'd never read it. For a book with talking rabbits, it's quite excellent.

Oh, and FYI: The vinyl version does have really nice packaging…one side of vinyl for each song (obviously) and the last side ("D" I guess) has a nice etching.

By: Erik@teetthofthedivine

Erik@teetthofthedivine — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:08:35 +0000

Andrew, check out Birushanah also

By: Batguano

Batguano — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:24:50 +0000

From a distance (unbiased description) Fall of Efrafa could raise some serious warning signs of pretentiousness. I think it's great that they pull their concepts off so sincerely. It's rare that I feel like listening to an epic d-beat-type band, but when I do hit that mood, this record does the trick nicely.

As far as the recommendations above… I love the new Dystopia (!) and the new Drain the Sky LP (Level Plane Recs) is just amazing!. Although it's nothing terribly novel, the new Acursed LP shreds some shit up too.

Other bands that are doing interesting work: Squalora, Walls, The Russian Circles..

By: rodimus prime

rodimus prime — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:08:58 +0000

i had their first record for a while and you could see where they were going with their music,concept records need to have something to live up to the idea behind the music, and they have already managed to do that. love all the names and words from the book, in the songs. could easily come off as horribly cheesy, but works really well with the neurosis/cult of luna vibe. On this record they've almost reinvented themselves, which is great because that sub genre of a sub genre "neo crust" is flogged to death. Fortunately they don't sound like tragedy.

By: paul

paul — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:49:21 +0000

It seems like the HHIG/Tragedy bands are dime a dozen these days – by no means is this a complaint. I love this style of music and when it's done correctly it can be musically/emotionally devastating. For more atmospheric punk I would recommend Drain the Sky on the always consistent – Life is Abuse recs. While I'm not completly sold on the vocals (which is that monotone style that neurosis is fond of), the music is decent enough. Speaking of Life is Abuse, did anyone happen to check out the new Dystopia album? While I'm on the topic of atypical punkrock, check out Nux Vomica and Oroku. Ghastly City Sleep is another band I have to get off my chest. Similar to J. Bannon they escape classification with their dark, foreboding style. If you have the time – I highly recommend them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:40:59 +0000

I just picked this up myself a couple weeks ago. I haven't had the chance to spin it that much but I'm definitely diggin' it. I'm enjoying their raw and stripped down approach which allows for all their passion and intensity to rip its way through and pummel everything in its path. Very refreshing after hearing so many of these types of bands put layer upon layer of processed sound and noise on top of each other to the point where you just feel claustrophobic. This has a much more organic feel.