I confess that I don't often keep the non-Sadness sides of Sadness splits. They can feel like an interruption to the main event. But pleased to say that isn't the case here. Very impressed with this debut Vulning track. Something different and distinctive. Following them to see what's next. And the Sadness tracks are sublime. Cry Enough is gothy ever-changing and painfully euphoric in that way only Sadness really captures. Sleep is a blast of noise that would make GY!BE proud. Keeper. Luke
Je ne suis pas franchement porté sur les splits, mais quand on voit tout le bien qui est sorti de Imperfect, Hiraeth ou Agnosia, je ne pouvais pas passer à côté de Sounds Of Melancholy et c'est la même vérité qui s'impose : si Sadness est un génie, les artistes qui gravitent autour de lui le sont aussi. Blackgaze cosmique, black metal orageux, post-black metal urbain, post-DSBM et enfin Sadness, inclassable et surpuissant... Chaque artiste dispose de dix bonnes minutes : chacune est sublime ! Jordan Vauvert