From df7231f3fce3a7fa51dae3e828b472ffc0cf6c8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jjanzen Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2025 11:53:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] seeking darkness Huremic review --- SeekingDarkness-Huremic.org | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) create mode 100644 SeekingDarkness-Huremic.org diff --git a/SeekingDarkness-Huremic.org b/SeekingDarkness-Huremic.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c56b935 --- /dev/null +++ b/SeekingDarkness-Huremic.org @@ -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.