Curse All Kings – Inversion (Album – Cyclic Law / Breath Sun Bone Blood)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: This is the second album by Curse All Kings; an American project based in Berlin (Germany) driven by Rob Fisk (Common Eider, King Eider).
Content: Just as on the new Common Eider, King Eider-album, this work is also driven by the magic of viola. We get 4 extended tracks which are constantly moving from Dark-Ambient into Cinematic music and vice versa. Dark, humming, sound waves, strings, low sound treatments and even organ sounds create a very intimate sphere.
+ + + : And just as the last Common Eider, King Eider-album I also like this work. I don’t want to compare both albums to each other but you clearly notice there are similarities. It all sounds pretty ghost-like, tickling our imagination to face an ominous world. Both the opening- and last track are absolute attention grabbers.
– – – : Even if I truly like the last track, it’s maybe a bit too long going over the 35 minutes.
Conclusion: This work makes me think of a graceful horror production.
Best songs: “The House Painted Black With Ash And Blood”, “A Meditation For Inversion”.
Rate: 8.
Labels: www.cycliclaw.com / www.facebook.com/cycliclaw / https://breathsunboneblood.com / www.facebook.com/breathsunboneblood
About Curse All Kings
Curse All Kings is the American dark ambient project of Rob Fisk, based in Berlin, Germany. Its debut album, “Negation”, was released via Breath Sun Bone Blood in late 2020.
The second album, “Inversion”, followed on Cyclic Law and Breath Sun Bone Blood in 2022, reviewed above. A third album, “Feral Earth”, was released in 2024.
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