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Vitriol I-VII Vitriol |
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Something of an organic phenomenon plugged in to the resource of nature and expelled in a seven-part form of ambient acoustics and spiritual energy, Vitriol doesn't sound quite as its name implies. Far from anger or aggression, however, there is a deeply intense feeling conveyed by this five year old philosophically-led outpouring of soothing sounds almost mystical in quality, ethereal and emotive. Without words, save for a rare instance where muffled rumblings, "Terrae," or part III, exude any direct attention away from altruistic tendencies or the free flow of repetitive aura, Vitriol captures one man's journey to achieve inner peace and the quest for knowledge. What began as a year long sabbatical of sorts, Vitriol's composer Ben Green puts his findings in the purist of detail, capturing natural beauty and an outside world free of human interference, effectively channeling himself, his discoveries, his surroundings, into one long passage while subtle guitar effects-emphasis on effects here, there is no playing, rather the extensive re-driven feedback that develops through reverberation and echo as it pertains and emanates with the natural order of things laid to tape. Atmospheric, imaginative, soothing and sometimes haunting, it's a celestial new age introspection into the inner workings of a world at rest, uniquely different yet available in abundance for those who would take the time to look beyond their limited view of everyday existence. Released by Neurot Recordings Review by Vinnie Apicella
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