Description

Still sealed digipak

Chilling and unique third solo album from Italian multi-instrumentalist Regen Graves best known for his work with Abysmal Grief, a band well known in Doom Metal circles. The album title means Autumn Light in German and with song titles that translate to Empty Streets, The First Snow and Decomposition that relate to the striking cover image it’s obvious that Herbstlicht is not the go to album to play as you’re getting ready to go out on a Friday night. It is, however, a compelling soundscape which, although given the song titles and cover image suggests a chilling, unsettling journey, is strangely calming; while the listener might well be expecting to be filled with dread while listening to the album the end result, to these ears, was a relaxing journey. While the six tracks threaten to take you to places you think you’d rather not visit it’s one of those journeys that you just have to complete. The synth sounds that inform the pieces on Herbstlicht do make for an unsettling atmosphere and the ghostly voices and other unfathomable sounds which weave in and out of each song add to the overall eeriness of the album but there’s still this beauty, this unsettled beauty, that breaks through the darkness to offer comfort. Regen Graves has produced a musical journey that although set in darkness has a greater calming effect on the listener than many of these so-called chill-out albums. If youre a fan of dark ambient, spooky albums and Abysmal Grief then this is for you.

Track list:
1. Das Morgengrauen
2. Leere Strassen
3. Der Erste Schnee
4. Besuch
5. Zersetzung
6. Rote Blätter