August 27, 2008

Bahimiron - Southern Nihilizm

by Cosmo Lee What a glorious mess! Houston’s Bahimiron takes Bathory’s “drenched in reverb” aesthetic to new heights. I can imagine the befuddled recording engineer for Southern Nihilizm (Moribund, 2008): “I can’t turn up the vocal reverb any higher!” “Yes, it’s set at ‘Cathedral 2’.” “Are you sure the drums ‘don’t matter’?” I’m sort of...