So Numb

by Sannhet

Overview

Brooklyn instrumental trio Sannhet's third album, So Numb, seems less indebted to black metal than their previous releases. That doesn't make it any less intense or powerful, however. The recording quality is cleaner and more defined, and there's a bit more of a post-punk/shoegaze shimmer to some of the guitars, but the music itself still surges and strikes. Apart from the ambitious seven-minute epic "Fernbeds" and the nearly Justin Broadrick-esque semi-industrial track "Salts," most of the songs are relatively concise, going without the meandering build-ups typical of the more crescendo-loving post-rock bands. Instead, they get right down to business and deliver a full-on attack. The album does conclude on an ominous note with "Wind Up," which sounds like a cluster of music boxes slowly decaying against feedback and haunted pianos. ~ Paul Simpson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/25/2017
Label:	Profound Lore
UPC:	0616892479444
Rank:	124688

Tracks

1. Indigo Illusion
2. Sapphire
3. So Numb
4. Fernbeds
5. Salts
6. Way Out
7. Secondary Arrows
8. Sleep Well
9. Wind Up

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sannhet   Primary Artist
Thomas Bartlett   Keyboards
Thom Wasluck   Guitar

Technical Credits

Peter Katis   Engineer,Producer,Mixing
Chris Todd   Composer
Greg Giorgio   Engineer
Stephanie Kimberly   Assistant Photographer
Sannhet   Producer
AJ Annunziata   Composer,Photography
John Refano   Composer
Jason Ward   Mastering