Shedir – Finite Infinity (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Italian female artist Martina Betti strikes back with the second opus of her sonic brainchild Shedir. The album was released three years after “Falling Time” (2017).
Content: The new work sounds in the continuation of the previous album; a dark and evasive voyage! The numerous field recordings together with the dark sound treatments create an abyssal feeling. The album features 8 songs, which are progressively built up creating an illusion of mystery.
+ + + : I’m still convinced Shedir has something apart from the ‘classical’ artists in this music genre. It’s a dark trip throughout imaginary fields, but which also has something deeply relaxing. The abyssal sensation perfectly symbolizes the contrast between reverie and angst. It’s a kind of sonic apnea, which just as for “Falling Time” has been masterly illustrated by the front cover of the album.
– – – : Compared to the debut album I can’t say that there’s an important evolution in sound and production. Some passages could be a little bit more elaborated and varied.
Conclusion: Darkness can be relaxing and that’s precisely what Shedir demonstrates at “Finite Infinity”.
Best songs: “Before The Last Light Is Blown”, “A Cosmic Game”.
Rate: (7).
Artist: www.facebook.com/shedirMartinaBetti
Label: www.cycliclaw.com / www.facebook.com/cycliclaw
About Shedir
Shedir is the solo dark ambient project of Italian musician Martina Betti. The project debuted in 2017 with “Falling Time” on Cyclic Law, an album of processed field recordings mastered by Lawrence English and released in a limited edition of 300 copies. Shedir went on to release “Before The Last Light Is Blown” and “We Are All Strangers” on n5MD. “Finite Infinity”, released in 2020, is Betti’s second album as Shedir.
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