Desolation - Lunatic by Traumatic

TRM-LP-052 Desolation - Lunatic

“But the thought of being a lunatic did not greatly trouble him; the horror was that he might also be wrong.” – George Orwell

Frenchman Julien Billaud is a staple of the Traumatic roster, and here is his 2020 offering, the most concentrated essence of his utterly filthy and abyssal art imaginable: Whereas the 2017 predecessor „A Shadow In Oblivion“ explored the Desolation sound over the excessive length of a double album, travelling from slow to fast, “Lunatic” wraps it up in a nutshell at a concise, classic 45 minutes.

The classic treats of Desolation are presented: Painfully sharp-edged sounds, grating noises, and of course the armour-shattering kick drum – accelerating from the slowcore opener “Akuma” to the misanthropic finale of “I hate U”. This pestilent amalgamate is replenished with more sophisticated elements then – cinematic ersatz melodies and soundtrack-like breaks, grunted vocals and unsettling samples.

Desolation dares to take the listener to the extremes, challenging even the seasoned underground aficionados who make the Traumatic crowd. Are you lunatic enough?

Traumatic causes Techno, Doomcore, Slowcore, Darkcore, Industrial Hardcore and variants.

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