But the overtones and undertones of that art is human confusion, anguish, beauty, fury, and awe. Art as that which arrives at an impasse, at the crossroads, with the arrival of a problem.Īnd so the sound of Zwart Vierkant is indeed the sound of art, the sound of progressive, forward-thinking proggy black metal, to be exact. But the way in which Grey Aura treat that art is first and foremost as a human situation. And art stands at the heart of the album, along with its orbiting materials such as Sanja Marušić's stunning cover art as well as the the book which serves as the album's conceptual wellspring, De protodood in zwarte haren, written by Grey Aura frontman Ruben Wijlacker. ![]() So many things are hurled at each other in this album – grandiose pretension, sonic brutality, relentless creativity, and what is probably, in my opinion, one of the best-sounding albums of the year. As is the case for much of the music and art I enjoy that thing that distinguished this most recent release by the Dutch project Grey Aura is its humanity. ![]() In a year packed with unbelievable music, some of which the direct result of artists locked in and forced to produce some of the best, most challenging music of their careers, Zwart Vierkant stood aloft. Favorite Song: "Het schuimspoor van de ramp"
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