Flynotes – The Goddess of Sunrise

Flynotes – The Goddess of Sunrise

Haeverk Industrier – 2020 (March 7th)

Doom, Sludge. Space

Rated: **********

Russian Psychedelic Doom trio Flynotes demand utter dominion over the ears with their incredible and panoramic gravitas on The Goddess of Sunrise. "When The Alcohol Ran Out" opens with mournful, lamenting vocal over a reverb-soaked, 'surf's - up' guitar snarl, haunted with wistful recollections of what could never be again. Blunt cudgels of heavy drum open "The Shadows in the Garden" and the immense power of their sound unleashes with sheer force and grisly rhythm overlaid with sensorial sweeps and ambient noise. "Aurora" quietly rolls in on calm waves of lush synth and evocative guitar refrains before the huge, expansive riffage arrives complete with soaring solo and rampant tempo. "Kaleidoscope" blossoms in an Eastern awakening of pentatonic sax and atmospherics until once again planet-sized riffs and bass throbs ramp up the pace and launch under their own velocity. The dark hypnotics and shrill, acid slide guitar breaks of "No Love No Glory" carry textures and presence over a hard percussive landscape spiked with anthemic aural spires. The bombastic might of "When August Crashes Against Autumn" immediately evokes comparisons with King Crimson before an echo-fed guitar refrain unfolds in gentle ebbs like Ash Ra Tempel. "Great Time Irreversibility" is a strident fizzling acid of sludge .Cheese-wire sharp guitars descend into Stygian glooms of Psychedelic horror and grim foreboding, the slow pulse rhythm seemingly dragging out the impending inevitable. Closer "About J."  is a reposed ambient tapestry of soft Jazzy guitar and horn, a safe and gentle return from the pit. The sound, musicianship, concept and execution of this album is truly staggering. The production is highway-wide and Flynotes capture an essence of true progressivity and vision. A plausible AOTY contender.

(Written by Reek of STOOM)

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