Distorted Sound Review - Mestarin kynsi
Imagine, for a second, the earliest breath of the universe; the cosmic wires of creation short-circuiting for the first-time. This unfathomable moment is the energy source that powers Finnish sound machine ORANSSI PAZUZU, who are set to release their latest offering of blackened psychedelic jams, Mestarin kynsi, via Nuclear Blast Records on April 20th.
For ORANSSI PAZUZU, genre boundaries present irksome limitations, and their desire to challenge weary old musical perimeters has never been more apparent than on Mestarin kynsi (Master’s Claw). By repudiating go-to ‘metal’ tropes almost entirely, this album evokes a peculiar world in which gravity pulls upwards, and beauty melts from shards of aural misery. With a canny sense of rhythm and a pop sensibility, ORANSSI PAZUZU conjure colourful spumes of psychedelic cloud from the depths of hell itself.
The exploratory spirit of their art is grounded in purist dexterity, and a healthy back catalogue of genre-warping releases. In parts hypnotic jazz, in others blackened-electro, Mestarin kynsi redefines extreme music in the most exigent and abrasive way. Their sound has been likened to that of SWANS and NEUROSIS, though their song-craft is firmly rooted in the supernatural experimentations of composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich.
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