To say Lamp of Murmuur has been hyped might be the understatement of
the year, yet honestly it took me a long time and many listens to
actually get into them. This isn’t necessarily easy listening but it
is ultimately quite rewarding. The homage to Les Légions Noires is
quite clear although here you can mostly hear what is going on as
opposed on some of the older LLN tapes. As this would have it we stay
at a mid-paced tempo and this is high on atmosphere, lots of oozing
synths, and occasionally some soaring melodies. Vocals often remind me
of Hvis Lyset Tar Oss era Burzum. Raw minimalist blackmetal like
this needs not only riffs but also compositional chops to build songs
to not lose the listener, luckily the unnamed individual behind Lamp
Of Murmuur has both.
Lamp of Murmuur
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