Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, industrial. Background/Info: Akem Mainyu is a Russian project active since 2016. This is…
Genre/Influences:
Dark-ambient,
industrial.
Background/Info:
Akem
Mainyu is a Russian project active since 2016. This is the first time I ever
heard of this formation.
Content:
The
main basis of the work is influenced by dark-ambient music. I noticed
industrial sound treatments and field recordings (or samplings) bringing an
experimental touch to the work. The tracks are diversified, featuring
ghost-like voices and a few epic arrangements. The final cut creates a kind of
glasshouse effect.
+
+ + :
This is not the most common kind of dark-ambient music. Akem Mainyu
claims to be inspired by ritual music and that’s maybe, even if I don’t notice
these elements, what makes the work ‘different’. I like the album’s diversity
and its strong visual strength. Both debut cuts are overwhelming and create a
sensation of cold sweat. I also want to say a word about the cool artwork,
which is definitely ritual-like.
–
– – :
The artwork is cool, but you
really need to decode the name of the project.
Conclusion:
What
I like on Noctivagant Records is the rather atypical style of all projects.
It’s definitely dark-ambient driven, but with some different elements making
the originality. Akem Mainyu definitely belongs to this fine list.
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