AOTY for me
Paradoxically, this is such a soft and soothing album. The way the guitars and synth are EQed and mixed create a plush, warm blanket of emotion. When I listen to the melodies and chord progressions, I feel a sense of security and respite. This is solace reified in sonic form. This is an immersion in painfully hot yet relaxing water. This is safety found within the unknown. This is...heavenly form honestly. One man's hell is another man's heaven I guess. benmoshin
Like drifting away in a river of hot tar - in a nice way. Deep, bracing, bitter and dank like a double black IPA. This is grimy, malevolent music but I swear I went to sleep blissfully more than once with the glorious drones closing the album in my headphones, directly massaging my pineal gland.
The tone is perfect, every track is well written, the psychedelic chunks are very tasty, and Les Tours De Set is an absolute epic. The cherry on top would be a vinyl release.
In my top 3 for 2023. Coraxio