Sound has the power to change the way that we see the universe around us, and sound has the power to take us into an alternative universe that we never knew existed. When you hear the latest album from Argentina’s Vluba, a mind-bending sonic experience called Supraluminosos, released on experimental label Buh records. This is not a record that you should listen to in the normal sense, because you will not find anything ordinary about it. What you will hear are ever-changing soundscapes that evoke a ritualistic energy. Vluba uses sound to restructure how our imaginations operate – there is no way to listen to this band’s music and not feel or think about things in an otherworldly way! This album reminds me what a sonic jungle would be like, where the plants have voices or the rain drops are percussion instruments. You will encounter voices on Supraluminosos, but they will be in the form of ancient chants that will have the force to induce an organic audio mind meltdown! This band also knows how to use space and obscure sound effects as instruments that guide you through what you are taking in at any given second. This band reminds me what it means to free, and to do something because it keeps you sane, and not for monetary gain. Vluba’s music gives me the feeling that with each listen, I’m actually healing a part of my broken soul. If there is one band that gets way more than beyond high, it would be this one. Supraluminosos is not a collection of songs, but is more of a UFO that will have you flying all the way into the hidden parts of your brain. Vluba conjures up a different type of heavy music, where it’s not about raging guitars or crashing drums, but about solar systems colliding, and the sound of the space vacuum. Now I know the rhythms a tree hears as they age beyond any known number!
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