Entry 285 - The Lovecraft Sextet - Miserere

 

Out of all my entries so far this is going to be one of the most important ones. This blog was originally created as a way for me to keep track of records that I hadn't listened to yet. A vast majority of the entries have been records that were just sitting around waiting to be listened to. As of this moment Miserere is the last such record. After this I will have no unlistened records in my collection.

What happens when you combine dark ambient, jazz, and a distant black metal vocalist? You get Miserere.

The album starts off with a saxophone and an incredibly ominous atmosphere. From there it slowly builds to include some very light jazz drumming a double bass (stringed instrument) and some black metal vocals. This is the general template for the album from this point forward with many variations on the theme.

The sheer level of pure atmosphere this album is able to create is quite impressive. I've found myself sitting in a dark room with this playing and letting the music wash over me. I don't have anything else quite like this in my collection and I'm likely going to seek out some more in the near future.