Black Mesa
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Reviewed 2012-05-25
Reviewed 2012-05-25
One half of local dronesters Barn Owl
Perfectly named. This could easily be a soundtrack to one of Cormac McCarthy's books. Bleak barren desert scrub land. Restrained and brooding, yet inexplicably appealing. Its spirit lies hidden behind countless veils of mystery, yet it beckons you to come forward and find it.. Hypnotic and haunting. My words can't do justice to the dark solitary beauty of this album.
1. (9:25) A piece in three parts. Long tired cowboy gait. Turns solitary and sparse, introspective. Suddenly a rolling gait comes out of nowhere, guitars pick up momentum and wail
2. (6:01) More drone and guitar - early evening dusky stillness. Fake out at -2:30. Layers and layers and layers of quiet guitar haze
3. (5:31) Heart wrenching then picks up only to drone out
4. (5:23) Subtle wailing guitars, overlaid rhythms then drone and tired gait returns
5. (5:47) Quiet, insects chirping, picks up towards the end
6. (8:53) Quiet intro, slow subtle wailing guitar, 5 min through picks up into something that's almost catchy
7. (6:53) Mystic humming, jingling bells, feedback wall then the theme outros
Perfectly named. This could easily be a soundtrack to one of Cormac McCarthy's books. Bleak barren desert scrub land. Restrained and brooding, yet inexplicably appealing. Its spirit lies hidden behind countless veils of mystery, yet it beckons you to come forward and find it.. Hypnotic and haunting. My words can't do justice to the dark solitary beauty of this album.
1. (9:25) A piece in three parts. Long tired cowboy gait. Turns solitary and sparse, introspective. Suddenly a rolling gait comes out of nowhere, guitars pick up momentum and wail
2. (6:01) More drone and guitar - early evening dusky stillness. Fake out at -2:30. Layers and layers and layers of quiet guitar haze
3. (5:31) Heart wrenching then picks up only to drone out
4. (5:23) Subtle wailing guitars, overlaid rhythms then drone and tired gait returns
5. (5:47) Quiet, insects chirping, picks up towards the end
6. (8:53) Quiet intro, slow subtle wailing guitar, 5 min through picks up into something that's almost catchy
7. (6:53) Mystic humming, jingling bells, feedback wall then the theme outros
Recent airplay
Into The Black Mesa
Reckless Burning (rebroadcast from Feb 18, 2017) — Jan 13, 2022
Candlelight Mirage
Being as an ocean — Mar 05, 2020
Candlelight Mirage
Reckless Burning — Mar 04, 2017
Into The Black Mesa
Reckless Burning — Feb 18, 2017
Into Midnight
minimum entropy — Apr 01, 2015
Into Midnight
Maximum Coalescence — Sep 11, 2014
Charting
2012-05-26 — 2012-07-29
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 29 | 3 |
| Jul 22 | 1 |
| Jul 15 | 2 |
| Jul 8 | 2 |
| Jul 1 | 2 |
| Jun 24 | 2 |
| Jun 17 | 2 |
| Jun 10 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Into Midnight | ||
| 2. | Blue Crescent Vision | ||
| 3. | Candlelight Mirage | ||
| 4. | Desert Flight | ||
| 5. | Embers At Dusk | ||
| 6. | Into The Black Mesa | ||
| 7. | Beyond The Veil |