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JOURS PALES - Duration: 00:45:32
- Available from: 10/05/2024
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Les Acteurs De L'Ombre Productions
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In just over three years, Spellbound (aka Florian of Aorlhac and ex Asphodèle) has given birth to a triptych of albums that can be seen as a sort of climax, both on a qualitative and thematic level. “Éclosion”, the 2021 debut, appeared a little limping, enclosed between past experiences and the search for a new path, but “Tensions”, released last year, was much more focused with its icy atmospheres, and “Dissolution” is its natural continuation.
The path is clear, from birth to dissolution, passing through the tensions that entangle us, delving ever deeper into the misery of the human soul and analyzing the processes of rupture, marginalization, as well as the increasingly cumbersome role of social networks in area of relationships between people.
The means with which the transalpines try to bring to the surface all this malaise and these negative sensations is a cold and melancholy black metal, based on lacerating guitars; As always, the dark component is not missing and, more marked than in the past, there is also a punk attitude.
Florian's voice is a hoarse growl, exuding desperation, or a clean and declamatory singing made even more dramatic by the use of French. The lineup in recent years has never been stable, with the presence of Spellbound as the only fixed point, and in this umpteenth incarnation the only other accredited member is the guitarist Stéphane, who brought a higher number of solos and above all a greater focus on the riffs, but there is no shortage of acoustic inserts and keyboards to embellish the pieces; one could almost say that the legacy of Asphodèle can be heard in these songs, as if the transalpines had followed a natural evolution without forgetting their roots.
Some pieces focus on melody, such as “Les Lueurs D'Autoroutes” with its whirlwind of female voices, others are more typically black metal, and here the best example is the ferocious “Noire Impériale”, but always with a dark mood that it doesn't let even a wisp of light shine through, and the piece in which restlessness and total resignation are expressed most effectively is the title track, with a crescendo full of chiaroscuro and explosions of anger.
“Dissolution” is a dense work, full of passion and feelings, a ruthless analysis of our loneliness, with which Jours Pâles rightfully reserves an important space for itself in the thriving transalpine black metal scene.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM