Caldon Glover – Labyrinthia (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: American artist Cal Glover-Wessel joined hands together with Cyclic Law to unleash the new Caldon Glover album. He’s also busy under the Azfarat moniker.
Content: From the very first seconds of this work you feel absorbed into a work of darkness and torment. “Labyrinthia” is an album reminding me of good-old Dark-Ambient productions. Low, resonating, sound sculptures now and then recovered with whispering, ghost-like, vocals bring the listener into a state of confusion. The album is now and then reminding me of the early magic of Lustmord.
+ + + : I wasn’t familiar at all with Caldon Glover and had a true shock discovering this album. This music stands for top notch Dark-Ambient; well-crafted and meticulous compositions with a strong visual appeal. The music clearly stands for obscurity; the most hidden and tormented places of the human brain symbolized by irresistible, disturbing, low sounds. The album reveals a succession of masterpieces. This is without a shadow of a doubt the best Cyclic Law-production from 2022!
– – – : No real minus points to mention.
Conclusion: Caldon Glover has accomplished a true masterpiece in Dark-Ambient music.
Best songs: “The Door In The Unnamed Tower”, “A Cyclopean Plexus”, “For Orcus”, “Summoning The Cartographer”.
Rate: 9.
Artist: https://caldonglover.wordpress.com / www.facebook.com/caldonglovermusic
Label: www.cycliclaw.com / www.facebook.com/cycliclaw
About Caldon Glover
Caldon Glover is the recording name of American artist Cal Glover-Wessel. He began releasing music under his own name around 2019, starting with “Peddlers Of Pastel Delights”, after retiring his earlier Azfarat project. Azfarat, active from around 2013, started out rooted in harsh noise and early industrial soundscapes before drifting toward the same atmospheric territory as his Caldon Glover work, which led him to consolidate the two. “Labyrinthia”, released on Cyclic Law, followed earlier releases under his own name and was named Side-Line’s pick for best Cyclic Law production of 2022. Glover-Wessel discussed his approach and influences, including 1990s and early-2000s electronic acts such as Orbital, in a 2023 Side-Line interview.
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