Umbra - Unclean Spirit CD Review

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2004-01-29 : burlapwax : Link
This dark-ambient release from Poland fills out a space with the grind of teeth and the pulse of protruding veins. Flowing textures melt over sheets of sonic sandpaper. That said (pardon the poetic crap), the sound is not as distinctive as some other bands in the genre, unfortunately; it's a good blend of ambient industrial soundscapes, with a vibe that seems more like the American end of the genre rather than the Eastern European death-industrial sound, but it doesn't have the distinctness to stick in my head. That's purely opinion, of course...it's an enjoyable, varied record. Fans of Wilt or Gruntsplatter will enjoy this--it fits right in next to their work. I'd give it around a 3.5 out of 5, maybe 4.