I really dig when music can be used as fuel for your dreams. When I find albums that have these properties, with each listen I find out something new about my existence in this universe. I also get excited when music is in a sonic form that can’t fit into a box, so the only way to really know it’s magical power is by listening to it! One band that gives my being audio nourishment is AELTER II, and on their most recent release, Follow You Beloved, released via Wolvserpent Records, they have created a world of sound where you can lose yourself and find yourself all at the same moment. The album is broken down into two epic tracks that unfold into heavy, beautiful, menacing and angelic soundscapes. The first, “Follow You,” starts off with a low drone, but then morphs into at least five different sonic mountains that will speak to all of your senses. What I find interesting about this track is the way that each instrument or tone is telling a story, and they all come together to paint an awesome picture in your spirit. “Follow You” will totally enchant you once the voices of the black angels descend into your ears, as they ride huge spheres of feedback and distortion. Then there is AELTER II’s twenty minute track, “Beloved,” with some of the raddest guitar playing I have heard in a long time – it’s so simple, but so moving and complex. The very slow riffage on this tune will have you in a dream state – it makes me daydream about walking on Route 666 in the middle of nowhere. The way that this song is written is just fucking killer, and the singing is just surreal and otherworldly. I truly recommend Follow You Beloved to all beings who dig music – I know for a fact that you will not be disappointed. If you are a reader of CVLT Nation, you know that I rarely compare groups to each other, but I must let it be known that AELTER II moved me just as much as the new Corrupted album! So on that note, allow Follow You Beloved into your life and fly away home!
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dana
October 13, 2011 at 7:56 pm
amazing! profound