XADU

XADU: Random Abstract

by Glenn Astarita
August 10, 2015

The duo entered the studio without the services of talented bassist Bernat Hernandez who performed with the musicians on Resolution (Moonjune, 2014). But drummer Xavi Reija's booming, robust and well-defined bass drum pulses often compensate, along with guitarist Dusan Jevtovic's polyphonic voicings that steer the melodically tinged works into dark progressive metal passageways and sonic dreamscapes, laced with ghostly electronics effects. And it must be noted that the pristine audio characteristics tender the utmost detail on a per-track basis.