Vāmācāra - Cosmic Fires: The Enlightenment Reversed (Full Album)
34Country: Germany
Genre: Psychedelic Doom/Death Metal
Release Date: April 29th, 2022
Label: Black Sunset - a division of MDD Records
1. 00:00. Tara of the Cremation Grounds
2. 05:25. Alchemical Symbolism
3. 10:27. Vintage Filth Merchants
4. 14:13. Moonbeam Trails
5. 20:31. Rat Saliva
6. 26:03. Brought up by the Moon
Vāmācāra (Sanskrit: Left-Hand Path) is a Two-Man Black/Death Metal Project, founded in 2015. The band (N. - Drums/Percussion & A. - Guitars/Bass/Vocals) are located in Germany & Poland. The idea behind Vāmācāra is to merge 70s Rock with Extreme Metal, Psychedelic Music with Blast Beats, Oriental Scales with Occidental Aesthetics, Buddhism/Hinduism with Western Philosophy, & generally, everything that doesn't seem to fit together on first glance.
The "multi-faceted, genre-bending, under-the-radar gem" (https://www.nocleansinging.com/) Vāmācāra is back. And with them, an album that, once again, tries to build a bridge between Blastbeats, Doom Metal, and the Psychedelic Groove of 70's Art Rock.
While sticking to the foundations of their previous effort "Mantras for the Manifold", they deliver a somewhat different aural experience this time. While the incorporation of oriental elements was still subtle on their debut EP, you'll find more obvious links this time. "Rat Saliva" is an homage to Jeet Thayil's "Narcopolis" and "Vintage Filth Merchants" features Turkish lyrics. Vāmācāra's A. comments: "We’ve chosen to let Egemen Gürgen transfer the lyrics of 'Vintage Filth Merchants' to Turkish as my first visit of Istanbul during a Balkans tour together with Ctulu and Necrowretch heavily inspired me. The clash of oriental and occidental culture, traditions, and the astounding fact that Turkey has a rich history of 60’s and 70’s psychedelic rock bands convinced me to make use of this oddly beautiful language. Even more so, the message applies a lot to what has become of this once thriving and open part of the world."
As for the rest of the album... go find out yourself!
lineup
A - Guitars, Bass, Vocals
N - Drums
Drums, Guitars, Bass & Percussion Recorded by Ali Orhan at Tonstudio SH, Kiel.
Vocals Recorded by Jan Bzinkowski at Hear Studio, Warsaw.
Mixed & Mastered by Jörg Uken at Soundlodge, Rhauderfehn.
Cover & booklet photography by Sara Turki.
Booklet layout by Mathias Junge.
Vāmācāra logo by Moonroot logos.
Lyrics to Vintage Filth Merchants (Yaşlı Pislik Tacirleri) transated by Egemen Gürgen.
Digital/Physical (CD) album available here:
https://vamacara.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-fires-the-enlightenment-reversed
Follow/Support Vāmācāra:
https://vamacara.bandcamp.com/music
https://vamacara.bandcamp.com/merch
https://www.facebook.com/Vamacaraofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/vamacara/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/06Sc67o1iBGaZJc13SNElf
https://soundcloud.com/vamacara-music
https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/57103002
https://music.amazon.com/artists/B07MC4XHZY/v%C4%81m%C4%81c%C4%81ra
https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC0ep2PEMvTx-VHXtxSZy4dw
https://music.apple.com/gr/artist/v%C4%81m%C4%81c%C4%81ra/1448724582
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC61E12sVjx-rKu2HE9anaJA/featured
All (Almost) links in one:
https://linktr.ee/vamacara
Alchemical Symbolism (Official Video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWjrMPuSVU8
Alchemical Symbolism (Official Video – Black and White Version):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujcG6CJZh_U
in-depth video interview about the recording process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLbqkuICAgc
MDD Records:
https://mdd-records.de/
https://mdd-shop.de/
https://www.facebook.com/MDDShop
https://www.instagram.com/mdd_records/
https://twitter.com/MDDRecords
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2zUeqzoopNa9KDFsV7cP3f
https://www.youtube.com/c/Mdd-recordsDe/featured
Contact: service@mdd-shop.de
ThePsyfrost Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/361519572114578/
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