Earlier in 2014 NoisJ / Red Fever regular Desolation raised expectations high with a well-received EP on Traumatic, now itโs time for the debut full length album. And โDarkness Is Where I Shineโ proves itโs about time for it! 14 tracks (+1 bonus track) exploring different musical directions, yet taking the listener on a distinct journey โ into darkness.
The album starts with double doom, the opener โObscurity Slaveryโ featuring not only crushing doomcore beats, but also doom vocals (as in metal, that is). Here Desolation clearly follows the take at the genre he has pursued on aforementioned EP, and surprises us with a beatless experimental tune even along the way (โLost In Spaceโ).
The title track is the first of more uptempo tracks with the dance floor firmly in focus, combining stiff beats with angelic choirs. Other tracks then choose a more reduced, immediate approach (โDouble Dโ, โLetโs Kik!โ). Then, Desolation attempts a combination of genres โ successfully merging the doom sound with crossbreed structures. A fusion of fusion genres? But thereโs no way you will find the amen breaks out place in โDelerium Tremensโ or would dismiss the massive dark step of โSickโ or โChoiceโ, where every sample is just on spot! Towards the end of the album, we then enter the realm of distortion, with โRobot Make Noizy Musicโ being a fine industrial finale for an album to dream ofโฆ for those who are not afraid of the nightmarish ones!
Label: NoisJ
Cat#: NOISJ-69
Artist: Desolation
Format: Album, 14 x File, Digital / CD
Released: 26 March 2015
Written & Produced by Julien Billaud
Mastering by Music Mastering NL
Marketed by NoisJ
Design by Second.Eye.Design
01. Obscurity Slavery – 4:20
02. Undeterminhate (ft. Mental Destruction) – 5:56
03. The Keys To Hysteria – 6:11
04. Lost In Space – 2:01
05. Darkness Is Where I Shine – 4:20
06. Double D – 5:42
07. Fuck Reality – 5:44
08. Let’s Kik! – 6:00
09. Delirium Tremens – 4:47
10. Sick – 4:51
11. Choice – 4:51
12. Vacation And Destruction – 5:12
13. Leave Me Alone – 4:19
14. Psychodisto – 5:01
15. Robot Make Noizy Musik – 4:54
THE BLACK BOX 