Dark green vinyl with gatefold cover

On their 2018 album Heir To Despair, avant-metal innovators Sighincorporated traditional Japanese instruments into theiruncategorizable sound, additionally delving into some of the mostradical electronic collage experimentation of their multi-decadecareer. Beginning the fourth cycle of their acrostic album-titlingscheme (all their major releases sequentially start with a letterof the band’s name), Shiki continues what could be thought of asSigh’s vision of folk-metal, with hand percussion, flutes, andshamisen present along with saxophones, synthesizers, and the moretypically metal guitars and drums. Sigh’s work since the early2010s has had far more in common with progressive metal than theband’s black metal roots, but this feels like their bleakest, andat times rawest, material in a while. Kuroi Kage starts out closerto doom metal than the group is known for, yet it soon erupts intofrenzied blastbeat convulsions. Shikabane is highlighted by abattle between several different types of drums, and Satsui – GeshiNo Ato contains operatic vocals, a horror-synth breakdown, and awild tape collage outro. Final instrumental track Touji No Asa is asurprising turn toward soothing, raga-like drone. Shiki doesn’tquite reach the same level of surrealness as the band’s 2001 opusImaginary Sonicscape, but it’s still a magnificent work that spansa wide range of styles and emotions. With the exception of one ortwo misfires (which are still interesting, at the very least),Sigh’s entire discography is remarkable and well worth exploring,and Shiki is another powerful release from one of the world’s mostunique bands.

Track list:
1. Kuroi Inori
2. Kuroi Kage
3. Shoujahitsumetsu
4. Shikabane
5. Satsui – Geshi No Ato
6. Fuyu Ga Kuru
7. Shouku
8. Kuroi Kagami
9. Mayonaka No Kaii
10. Touji No Asa

Condition cover: nm

Condition vinyl: nm

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