Sibling - Forest Of Illusion

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Sibling

Forest Of Illusion

 

If the title did not give an indication, this is down tempo for the forest crowd.

 

Sometimes it is inky black and murky, sometimes it is bold and imaginative, and for the majority of these five tracks "Forest Of Illusion" puts forth some very fine work.

 

"Hybrids" is a wicked good opener, contrasting some dirty trip-hop beats with some beautiful chime-like melodies, definitely a yin-yang effect, easy to admire, fascinating to experience. "Soul Conduit" projects a very murky attitude and gives a beautiful and delightfully warped melody as the one spot of psy normalcy. Again, a fascinating contrast of elements.

 

Ki" and "The Flood" are pure somberness, with almost no redeeming qualities for the casual listener, jet-black moods, uber-sludgy pacing, pure melancholia but also quite good if you're into the sort of thing.

 

Perhaps the best track of Sibling's work here is also the most accessible on "The Gates," a big, broad worldly down tempo production that feels better suited to a Shpongle or (sorry, can't resist the word play here) Younger Brother album. It is a sweeping piece of excitment that feels very out-of-place with most everything else on the album.

 

Give another listen, then. After you are able to filter out the bigger sounds of the track it's pretty cool to pick up on the gurgling sound bubbles layered underneath all the epic-ness, as if Sibling is taking traditional down tempo and dragging it on to swamp land.

 

"Forest Of Illusion" is a pretty solid outing and if some of these tracks are good enough without attentive listening it should also be noted that the devil is in the details with this one. There are some fascinating contrasts of moods and melodies to play around with throughout.

 

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