Black Seraphim by Werner Durand and John Krausbauer

For fans of Sunn O))), the John Cale x Charli XCX collab, Ethel Cain’s “Perverts” era, and occult rituals to invoke Saturnine deities, the new release Black Seraphim by Werner Durand and John Krausbauer is your guide for a descent into the depths of eldritch madness. Artist-invented woodwinds serve as the foundation of the sonic landscape, establishing a deeply esoteric sound of unrecognizable howls and whispers. Atonal violin strings screech out dissonant harmonies, straining with uncomfortable tension that builds in intensity throughout the course of the ceremony. All good drone music should behave as a strange intoxicant, inducing a sense of disassociated time dilation; despite its relatively short 27 minute long runtime, Black Seraphim is no exception, inviting the listener to lose themselves in the chthonic abyss, never to return. 

-Kalen