Description

With this release, Nargaroth take the basic concept of Rasluka pts I and II and make it darker, moodier, and longer. The basic chord textures are thicker on this album than the last, and the songs are slower and are a lot more poignant. The vocals were sparse and blended in with the rest of the music when they were belted out. The overall production was kinda fuzzy and distorted, like Rasluka pts I and II but more distorted and fuzzy, and that only aided the music. The drumming is painfully slow in some songs, and mid paced in others, but the mystical Kanwulf always makes it a point to never make a single instrument stand out. This album is a work of the collective thought, not of a bunch of instruments thrown together. Each song features sounds of rain, as this album translates to ‘Beloved Of The Rain’. The melodies flow slowly, but not impedingly slow; the ideas slowly unfolded and gave the listener time to ponder them. The overall mood never change from being very dark, poignant, and drunkenly frustrated. It is a glimpse into a view of the world as something frustratingly stupid. The raw emotion present is deeply immersing. The most common feeling was almost a somber tenderness, as if one was totally frustrated with this world. Track listing: 1. Intro – Calling The Rain 2. Mannchmal wenn sie schlaft 3. Wenn Regen liebt 4. Von Scherbengestalten und Regenspaziergang 5. Mannchmal wenn sie schlaft (Alternative version) 6. Leb' wohl