Sembler Deah is one of many projects that you will find in the colossal parallel universe that is Church of Ra. If you don’t live under a damn rock, you will know that the mighty five-piece Amenra are one of the central pieces of that institution. Sembler Deah sees Colin H. Van Eeckhout and Mathieu J. Vandekerckhove from Amenra joining forces with the French Dehn Sora from TrehaSektori.
This is the debut of this three-piece, and the promotional flyer gives us a tiny glimpse of what we will find in these 35 minutes, divided into four different tracks. We read on the flyer: “Gathered by a sole ambience. Between ethereal soundscapes. Knotted drones and falls.A three-headed hand surrounding a light in a cold.Engulfing and ardent prayer”.
We couldn’t ask for a better description. I’m very sorry, the truth is that it is impossible to describe this colossal piece of work. Entering this record is the equivalent of entering a parallel world, and by that I mean that you can expect a breathtaking journey to some of the more beautiful, darkest, twisted and religious places. On Sembler Deah‘s Facebook page you will find the word “Religious” under the genre description, and from the moment you enter their world, you understand perfectly what they mean.
This four piece’s work is fuelled by many layers, demanding every second of your attention. We’re talking about a complex piece of art. Don’t be a fool (and I’m being nice by selecting the word “fool”) in thinking this is just another atmospheric album that you can listen whilst you’re doing something else. NO! Every little detail, every little layer of sound has a purpose, and you need to pay attention.
If you’re expecting to hear Colin H. Van Eeckhout’s voice loud and clear, you’re hugely mistaken. He delivers brilliance by layering sound upon sound, and he doesn’t fuck around, providing the album with what it requires. In the 1994 movie “The Shawshank Redemption” the character played by Morgan Freeman says: “I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. Truth is, I don’t want to know. Some things are best left unsaid. I’d like to think they were singing about something so beautiful, it can’t be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it”. That’s what I feel about Colin’s voice on this record.
This record is a HUGE piece of art that deserves the attention of everyone who’s up to entering a different dimension. I’m sorry, but I can’t (even if I were to try for the next thousand years) begin to accurately describe such a brilliant masterpiece.
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