Ascend by Vodun
The second album from London voodoo rockers Vodun.
Ten slabs of ground-flattening, groove-inflected rock power, driven by the afro-inspired dervish drums of Zel Kaute (interpreting the spirits of Ogoun), the roaring, fierce chromium guitars of Linz Hamilton (The Marassa), and fronted by the fire-breathing howl of frontwoman Chantal Brown (Oya), delivering you the truth of generations with a drive and focus that can’t be matched.
The music of ASCEND is more sophisticated than on Possession, the band’s 2016 debut. The canvas is broader, the details more vivid and varied. Their palette now embraces a healthy dose of extra percussion, saxophone, and vocal arrangements that pair Chantal’s behemoth holler with harmonies, chants and howls, a full-spectrum of sound that suits their polymorphous attack.
Tracklist
| 1. | Spirits Past | 4:18 |
| 2. | Started From | 4:01 |
| 3. | Providence Of Ancestors | 3:19 |
| 4. | Ogun's Fight | 4:16 |
| 5. | Time Honoured | 4:32 |
| 6. | New Doom | 5:23 |
| 7. | Elusive Freedom | 3:58 |
| 8. | Ascend | 4:38 |
| 9. | Rituals | 4:26 |
| 10. | For Your Kin | 2:01 |
Videos
Credits
Produced by Sam Thredder
License
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Amidst the rushing screams of Mother Earth; the pounding drums of Ouidah; the markets of Lomé and the open heart of Erzulie, there exists VODUN
Born of only 3 comes the embodiment of crushing noise intertwined with enrapturing harmonies... heavy, weird, soulful - yes, we are expectant of the abnormal and so should you be.
Come, walk with us… Walk with the VŌDŪN!