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Reuter / Motzer / Grohowski: Shapeshifters
ByAs time marches forward, the trio adds layers and silvery colors, segueing to a doomsday panorama, where thoughts of gravitational pull become too much to bear. But the guitarists' slippery, and slinky fretwork generates liquifying sub-motifs amid devastating climaxes along with some crazy episodes that are apt to spaghettify your mind. Yet from an improvisational standpoint, the musicians refresh and renew, pumped up by the drummer's pounding backbeats and shifting cymbal swashes.
"Cyphers" is another extended work devised with the guitarists' howling notes and wily use of pedals and other tools of the trade, abetted with mystical choruses and revving motifs; although, they wind it back down with an assortment of shadings and sound-shaping processes toward closeout. Add some grungy death metal parts, crushing lower-register tirades, unusual chord voicings and bombastic breakouts, and you're dealing with a sense of shapeshifting that transcends into a metamorphosis of sorts. Essentially, the musicians cast stirring imagery of marching through a forbidden forest with heavy artillery in tow, ready to do battle with anyone or anything that crosses their path.
Track Listing
Dark Sparks; Transmutation; Cyphers; Burn to Aether.
Personnel
Additional Instrumentation
Markus Reuter: touch guitar, electronics; Tim Motzer: guitars, bass, electronics.
Album information
Title: Shapeshifters | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: MoonJune Records
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About Markus Reuter
Instrument: Guitar, electric
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