Today, Babylon Doom Cult Records
announces July 8th as the international release date for Alburnum's striking debut
album, Buitenlucht, on CD and cassette
tape formats. The vinyl version should follow by the end of the year.
Started as a solo project by multi-instrumentalist D.B., Alburnum evolved into a
two-piece featuring R.v.R. (Faceless Entity et. al.) in the months leading up
to the recording of Buitenlucht. Mixed
and mastered by W. Damiaen (Laster et. al.) at Catacomben Studios, Tilburg, the
four songs that make up their debut album establish Alburnum as a promising
new act to keep track of in the Dutch underground.
On their first full-length offering, Alburnum showcase
their own brand of folk-influenced black metal with sweeping melodic riffs,
propulsive drums, and alternating harsh and clean vocals - a stylistic approach
that emphasizes melancholy over aggression, and which may be reminiscent of
folk/black titans like Drudkh and Windir as well as fellow Dutch acts like
Fluisteraars and Iskandr.
Lyrically, Alburnum does not delve
into themes of paganism and folklore that are common to the genre. Instead, Buitenlucht took form as a personal
meditation on depression, grief, and tribulation, conceptualized during
countless solitary walks in nature - a story of which this is but the first
chapter. It should be noted that Alburnum does
not glorify depression but simply acknowledges it: the underlying current being
that there is light, no matter how far away, and that winter will, eventually,
turn to spring.
Following their debut release, audiences can expect more material from Alburnum to emerge in the
coming years. The seeds have been sown and are only just starting to sprout.
Tracklisting
for Alburnum's Buitenlucht
1. Ik Kan Niet Zien [7:19]
2. Eeuwig Licht [7:13]
3. Buitenlucht [6:13]
4. Fluisterend Water [8:40]
1. Ik Kan Niet Zien [7:19]
2. Eeuwig Licht [7:13]
3. Buitenlucht [6:13]
4. Fluisterend Water [8:40]
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