Natura Est – Real Seasons (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: “Real Seasons” is the third full length album by the British-German duo Tony Young (Autoclav 1.1) – Andreas Davids (Xotox). After a debut album released by Ant-Zen and the next opus released by Mahorka, they now joined hands together with Cyclic Law.
Content: “Real Seasons” is a pure Dark-Ambient trip. As a visitor you’ll enter a dark, sonic labyrinth made of endless corridors wherein low sound waves will get you to the exit. Humming sound waves create a ghost-like effect. The 6 tracks have been progressively built up, slowly reaching their climax.
+ + + : I especially like the debut part of the album. “From The Cross Quarter Day” and “The Feast Of May Eve” both are meticulously created tracks resulting in a sonic cataclysm. Both cuts also reveal a real strong visual strength, which I often consider as one of the major characteristics to speak about an accomplished Dark-Ambient opus. It remains fascinating to see the growing chemistry between both artists, this album definitely reaching a higher level than the debut album.
– – – : After a great first part, the three tracks left are entertaining, but without reaching a similar level.
Conclusion: Natura Est is clearly not an occasional project, but definitely a Dark-Ambient formation with a true potential. This duo is getting better and better.
Best songs: “The Feast Of May Eve”, “From The Cross Quarter Day”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: https://naturaest.wixsite.com /
Label: www.cycliclaw.com / www.facebook.com/cycliclaw
About Natura Est
Natura Est is a dark ambient project started around 2018 by British electronic producer Tony Young, who records as Autoclav1.1, and German industrial and noise producer Andreas Davids, who records as Xotox. Discogs lists both as the only members.
The duo debuted with the self-titled “Natura Est” in 2018 on Ant-Zen and followed it with “Second” in 2019 on Mahorka. “Real Seasons”, the third album, appeared on Cyclic Law in 2021 and holds six tracks. A fourth album, Natura Est – The Folly Of Mars (Album – Cyclic Law), followed on the same label in 2023.
Both members have spoken to Side-Line about their solo work, Tony Young in the ‘Click Interview’ with Autoclav1.1: ‘I Always Say After Each Release That It Will Be My Last’ and Andreas Davids in the ‘Click Interview’ with Xotox: ‘The Fusion Of Techno And Industrial Has Put The Harder Electronic Club-Sound To A New Level’, both published in 2020.
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