Karhu - Sinfonia For The Blunt Sword
Karhu’s first album was recently favorably reviewed at this site. The thirty minute EP is a tantalizing look at a long term project of Karhu’s: an alternative film score for Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. The wait is over and Sinfonia For The Blunt Sword delivers the full over-an-hour work. As good as the promo EP was, Sinfonia is a revelation; somber but varied, dense yet immensely listenable. Nothing seems to be off limit. Orchestral strings, hip-hop, turntablism, industrial beats, and chants all work together to create a complex and beautiful soundscape. This is an incredible piece of work that is even more amazing in that the artist chooses to make it freely available. And just for the record, I placed my DVD of Metropolis in the DVD player, turned the TV volume off and played this album. It works just fine!
The album is available in VBR MP3, Ogg Vorbis and Flac.
Have you heard about the new Metropolis footage that was recently rediscovered? Check into it.
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Comment by aaron — July 8, 2008 @ 7:01 am
simply fabulous!..had been listening to the earlier karhu demo (yes, thanks to freealbums aglore), always wondered when will karhu come out with the whole thing, here it is, and it’s awesome! i’m going out shopping for a M1 abrams
Comment by vijay — July 8, 2008 @ 11:20 am
Stunning - insane collection of sound and ambience, odd melodies, and daring instrumentation. Dark, but not horrific. Highly recommended.
Comment by Dimaension X — July 15, 2008 @ 12:48 am