UMBILICHAOS – To Become Unreal (2021)
June 20, 2021

UMBILICHAOS – To Become Unreal (2021)

UMBILICHAOS

To Become Unreal
Tags: Doom metal, post-metal
sw0254 – 2021 – Sinewave

FAIXAS

01. To Become Unreal Pt 01
02. To Become Unreal Pt 02

OUÇA NO SPOTIFY

OUÇA NO BANDCAMP

RELEASE (PT)

Umbilichaos, a indestrutível banda de uma mulher só, retorna com seu 12º manifesto de cyber-psicodelia esmagadora e dissonante, apenas 7 meses após seu último disco. Em To Become Unreal, composto ao final de 2014 enquanto atravessando tempos sombrios, Anna C. Chaos documenta mais uma vez o confronto humano com demônios pessoais e impessoais. Gravado, mixado e masterizado pela artista no segundo semestre de 2020, acaba por se tornar um retrato sonoro do apocalipse atual.

Com 2 faixas totalizando 25 minutos, proporciona novamente uma experiência imersiva de jornada musical: mais uma trilha sonora, do que um disco de rock convencional. Parte final da Tetralogia da Solidão, junto aos três discos anteriores, é inspirada por Jung, Joseph Campbell, João Cabral de Mello Neto, Vidas Secas, e iconografia bíblica. Liricamente permeada de imagens agonizantes de busca pelas verdades internas, em meio a paisagens desérticas e erodidas do espírito humano. Sonoramente, saca de Neurosis, Justin K. Broadrick, Meshuggah, Melvins, Soundgarden, Death, Swans, Earth, Eyehategod, Amebix, Celtic Frost. Mas também de Sonic Youth, Tar, Babes in Toyland, Drive Like Jehu, Slint. Fugazi. Acrescenta ainda Cocteau Twins, e Joni Mitchell.

Como os trabalhos anteriores, se apropria do método do metal e hardcore, mas abolindo a fórmula. Paga tributo e utiliza dos ensinamentos, mas os distorce, angula e subverte. É lento, grave, psicodélico, intenso e agressivo. Explora dissonâncias e texturas de guitarra, com riffs longos e angulares, acordes estendidos. Urros viscerais, ruídos e efeitos, coexistem com tablas e guitarra slide. Sussurros e cantos, alternam com tempos e dinâmicas estranhos, sempre forçando mais complexidade das programações de drum-machine.

A tetralogia atual foca em ser mais sonoramente concisa e sobrepujante, e To Become Unreal é a mais pungente declaração destes princípios. Tentando colocar mais feiúra nas partes melódicas, e alguma beleza e harmonia nas dissonantes, é também um esforço para encontrar sentido para a experiência do trágico.

“Abrindo com o esmurrar rítmico metódico de Half Life – Swans, dentro de um rodamoinho psicodélico, que vomita um andamento ofegante de outro mundo, antes de se transformar em um drone acentuado por guitarra slide, rastejando em direção ao Calvário. Swans, Godflesh e Eisenvater navegam no seu bote, e afundam o navio de batalha inimigo. Isso é algo para dar ouvidos.”
(Starkweather/facebook)

RELEASE (EN)

The indestructible one-woman band Umbilichaos returns with her 12th manifesto of overwhelming and dissonant cyber-psychedelia, just 7 months after her last album. In To Become Unreal, composed at the end of 2014 while going through dark times, Anna C. Chaos once again documents the human confrontation with personal and impersonal demons. Recorded, mixed and mastered by the artist in the second half of 2020 it ends up becoming a sound portrait of the current apocalypse.

With 2 tracks and 25 minutes length, the artist provides an immersive musical journey experience: more of a soundtrack than a conventional Rock record. The final part of the Tetralogy of Solitude, along with the three previous albums, is inspired by Jung, Joseph Campbell, João Cabral de Mello Neto, Vidas Secas and biblical iconography. Lyrically permeated with agonizing images of search for internal truths, amid desert and eroded landscapes of the human spirit.

Like previous works, it appropriates the method of Metal and Hardcore, but abolishing the formula. It pays tribute and uses the teachings, but distorts, angulates and subverts them. It is slow, severe, psychedelic, intense and aggressive. It explores dissonances and guitar textures, with long and angular riffs, extended chords. Visceral howls, noises and effects, coexisting with tablas and slide guitars. Whispers and chants alternate with strange times and dynamics, always forcing more complexity of drum-machine programming.

The current tetralogy focuses in being more sonically concise and overwhelming, and To Become Unreal is the more poignant declaration of these principles. Trying to put some ugliness in melodic parts, with some beauty and harmony in the dissonant ones, is also an effort to find meaning in the human experience of tragedy.

“Opening with a Swans “Half Life” methodical rhythmic pound into a psychedelic whirlpool that belches out another world heaving tempo before morphing into a killer slide guitar accented drone crawling toward golgotha. Swans, Godflesh, Eisenvater floats your boat, sinks your enemy’s battleship. This is one to lend an ear to.”
(Starkweather/facebook)

“Totally non-conventional, apocalyptic, with great subtle transitions, so, a record that deserves to be appreciated with time. Only this way the beauty in it are revealed.”
(metalmindreflections.blogspot.com/search?q=umbilichaos)

“To say that the release is heavy is probably the biggest understatement I could make in this article. Honestly, the best way to describe the content of this album is “crushing”. (,,,) It’s like a slow-moving, unstoppable monolith edging forward, but you’re tied down in its path and it slowly crushes you as it passes.”
(cavedwellermusic.net/reviews/post/710138/umbilichaos-to-become-unreal-album-premiere-and-review)

All songs and instrumentation written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Anna C. Chaos. Picture kindly given by Carlos Gomez.