Solipnosis Explores Inward Mysteries Through Shrouded Black Metal on "Síntesis Silenciosa" (Early EP Stream)
Síntesis Silenciosa, the newest EP from one-man Chilean act Solipnosis, proves why shoddy production is such a powerful weapon in black metal. On its own, the release is a head trip of aggression and diversion, one that lashes against itself unpredictably. El Centauro (the man behind Solipnosis) makes it so he has to earn his rhythms and grooves, working through multiple tempos over the course of a track until he can pin one down with his bare hands. “Permanencia de Memoria Inmediata” best conveys this energy as El Centauro condenses an album’s worth of riffs into the track. It’s all technically impressive without being overbearing, partially because the EP takes breathers when necessary, tying in acoustic passages that slow the pace without disrupting the tension. That tension is maintained through the lo-fi production, and Síntesis Silenciosa is all the more evil because of it. The production doesn’t muddy El Centauro’s writing but unveils its latent hellishness. It adds a demonic atmosphere that a clean production style couldn’t because, if they were coated with a big-budget sheen, the energetic compositions would inspire awe rather than fear. By shrouding Síntesis Silenciosa in fuzz, Solipnosis comes off as a fiendish coven, which is the exact approach lo-fi black metal has been trying to replicate for the past 30 years. Check it out for yourself below.
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Statement from El Centauro:
Síntesis Silenciosa’ is a recollection of four esoteric essays, dealing with the true nature of the alchemical opus: the relationship between the improbable - mystic existence of an original non-reincarnated soul and the soul of the intermediary self, the subsequent act and effect of remembering and, finally, the irrepressible power of the self. Those texts are accompanied by some silent meditations about the actual state of things, and it's occult -pure form meaning. As the songs are auto-conclusive, there is a correlation between them, revealed only for the hearts of the true mystics. Submerge your senses in the absolute mystery and its unpredictable, ultra-metallic expression.
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Síntesis Silenciosa releases 23 September via VIRŪPI.
