Narbo Dacal - Elysium Now

 

 

Narbo Dacal - Elysium Now
Piranha Music – 2023
Doom, Metal, Stoner, Sludge, Post, Prog
Rated: ****

I think I mentioned before how much I love Krakow. Spent some cool days wondering around the city, doing stories about the jazz scene, annoying Janusz Muniak, ending up on Unsound Festival, talking to the two death-drone-noise-jazz terrorists named BNNT and standing completely alone in front of Lady with An Ermine by Leonardo DaVinci for half an hour before a next visitor or even security guard enter the museum hall. Suck on that Mona Lisa! But if I had known about Narbo Dacal back then, I would have definitely wanted to talk to this wonderful trio. Back in 2022 we mentioned their self-titled album and that had definite folk touches as well as something black, that black metal touch is still there on their new album Elysium Now, although in miniscule form. The tiny folk element has dissipated completely, but all that sludge and progressive metal that therefor grew, is now so all encompassing, that it becomes this majestic swell of almost overwhelming and noisy earthquakes. Those seven minutes of fourth track The Vase, which incomprehensively fades out at the end though, sports so much beautiful guitar work, that danceable drumming, that luscious bumping bass work and wild and changing vocals. Seductive one minute, enchanting the next and absolutely feral and biting the next. And then there are those high-pitched wraith-like shrieks, puncturing your entire being. Just like those drums towards the end, relentless and penetrating. I just can’t fathom why they decided to do a fade out on that track, unless they want to leave that grand finale that one hopes for, feels coming, for their live shows. I bet that’s it. Damn. Now I definitely NEED to go back to Krakow again, seeing the city, but most of all seeing Narbo Dacal live!

(Written by JK)

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