[TRM-VA-050] Various Artists – ו

“Behold, the hope of him is in vain; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?” ו is revealed, the 2nd letter of the name Leviathan, the core idea of the Traumatic logo, the 2nd annual various artist sampler showcasing the sonic range of the label through a fine blend of Traumatic regulars and prolific guests, available digitally and on CD.
One thing this compilation leaves no doubt about: Traumatic is about extreme music, adventurous and bold.

Hypoxic kicks off the fun with the single-handed invention of a new genre, lounge-doom, soothing darkness with lovingly reproduced vinyl crackle. Traumatic’s homegrown newcomer PLucessit brings her cinematic atmospheres, and they work with Mel Agony’s lush keys as well as with Xaero’s distortion loaded kicks. Speaking of distortion, Sacerdos Vigilia contributes one of his slower tracks as well. Raw and doomed are the featured tunes by Praevus & Cryptox and French pioneer Desolation; The Relic and Braintune ft CringeFX have some cutting-edge industrial hardcore on board; XKRi kicks some fierce acid lines, AnTraxid unpacks the rave stabs, SummA plays his filthy hardtechno and Rumbler causes general mayhem. In the end it’s up to the Scandinavian collab of RagnaRok and Shatterling to close ו on a melodic, almost dreamy note.

Sounds like quite a ride? Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

Label: Traumatic
Cat#: TRM-VA-050
Format: V/A Compilation, 13 x file, Digital
Released: 30 November 2019
Mastered by Musicmastering.nl
Artwork by Kevin Robbens
Compiled by Xaero

01. Hypoxic – Hate Me – 6:13
02. PLucessit & Mel Agony – Far Afield – 4:48
03. Praevus & Cryptox – A Light In The Dark – 5:21
04. Xaero & PLucessit – Defile – 6:28
05. Sacerdos Vigilia – Indexed Ho Urns – 5:35
06. Desolation – Kill Them All – 5:43
07. The Relic – Proxy Annihilation Program – 4:18
08. XKRi – Fallen Heaven – 5:16
09. Braintune ft. CringeFX – I’m Wandering – 5:46
10. SummA – Dissociation – 5:24
11. Rumbler – Darkchoirs – 4:32
12. AnTraxid – Cry Ov The Banshee – 6:23
13. RagnaRok & Shatterling – Over The Horizon – 5:43