jjanzen/blog
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull requests Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity Actions

seeking darkness Huremic review

Browse source
This commit is contained in:
jjanzen 2025-04-01 11:53:33 -05:00
parent 86557617db
commit df7231f3fc
1 changed files with 10 additions and 0 deletions
Show stats Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

10
SeekingDarkness-Huremic.org Normal file
View file

@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
#+title: I Don't Understand the Appeal of /Seeking Darkness/ by Huremic
#+date: <2025-04-01 Tue>
I have been a fan of [[https://parannoul.bandcamp.com/][Parannoul]]'s music since I first came across /[[https://parannoul.bandcamp.com/album/to-see-the-next-part-of-the-dream][To See the Next Part of the Dream]]/ in 2021. The studio albums that followed were definitely less interesting to me, but in 2023, he released a live album /[[https://parannoul.bandcamp.com/album/after-the-night][After the Night]]/ which proved to be an incredible experience. In particular, the final track (/Into the Endless Night/) on the album is a fantastic and deeply emotional 46 minutes that explores genres ranging from his typical shoegaze to ambient to post-rock to harsh noise.
When I heard that Parannoul had released a new post-rock album under the name [[https://huremic.bandcamp.com/][Huremic]], I was excited to hopefully experience something as impactful as /Into the Endless Night/ and while what I listened to was perfectly fine music, but didn't make me feel much of anything. However, when I read other's experiences online, it seems as though the album is universally loved and I am left feeling confused. What is it that is so appealing about this album to other people?
Outside of part 3 which introduces some somewhat interesting folk elements, the five tracks tend to blend into a rather uninteresting haze of noisy and somewhat directionless music. I have seen people compare it to Boris's 2000 album /Flood/, and while I can see superficial similarities, /Flood/ feels far more coherent and varied than /Seeking Darkness/. /Flood/ is an album that despite its minimalism, manages to keep me engaged by consistently making me feel something as it slowly meanders through its themes. /Seeking Darkness/ on the other hand does nothing to keep me interested outside of being loud. At least a lot of bad post-rock that abuses dynamics to increase intensity in the easiest way possible (derogatorily called /crescendo-core/ by many) doesn't remain at a steady fortissimo, the whole way through.
I'm just kind of disappointed by this album; it's boring, I expected more, and hope that Parannoul's next project goes in a different direction.