Unborn Ghost – Airs Of Contempt And Derision (Album – Discriminate Audio)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, Dark-Wave, Psychedelic.
Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette.
Background/Info: This is the official debut-album of American formation Unborn Ghost.
Content: The work features 13 songs driven by a mix of Gothic, Dark-Wave and Psychedelic passages. The main atmosphere hanging over the songs -which can be reinforced by organ sound treatments, are pretty Halloween-like. You’ll also notice elements of Metal, Doom and even Rockabilly running through a few cuts.
+ + + : I especially like the ghost-/haunting ambiance emerging at the surface. A few instrumental parts are more explicit in these influences and remind me of horror movies and Halloween evening. I also noticed solid guitar play injecting power to the work.
– – – : There’re a few very short tracks featured which don’t bring any bonus to the work. I’m also wondering about “Richard Cory” which is a Rockabilly driven song which sounds a bit lost in the tracklist.
Conclusion: This album sounds like a debut and can’t totally convince me.
Best songs: “Histrionic Personality Disorder”.
Rate: 6.
Artist: www.unbornghost.com / www.facebook.com/unborn.ghost
Label: www.discriminateaudio.com / www.facebook.com/discriminate.audio
Listen to “Airs Of Contempt And Derision”:
About Unborn Ghost
Unborn Ghost is an American formation whose “Airs Of Contempt And Derision” marks its official debut album, released via Discriminate Audio on digital, CD, vinyl and cassette formats. The 13-track record features guest appearances by Ralph Gean, Little Fyodor, Vadge Moore and members of The Partridge Family Temple.
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