NEUROSIS GIVEN TO THE RISING 2 x VINYL LP RARE & SEALED isis jesu cult of luna
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"TIn the hallowed halls of metaldom, the name Neurosis carries some pretty (no pun intended)heavy overtones: they're a staunchly DIY cult band with the most devoted following and a long track record of highly innovative thinking-man's metal. But anyone even vaguely familiar with their oeuvre would wisely not call them a doom band; they're way too varied for such a tag. On these San Franciscan metallurgists' ninth album, Given To the Rising, Neurosis are simply not f***ing around. Within the first note you know you're in for a ride: no staple slow-building intros or atmospheric effluvia, just a crushing primordial mid-tempo riff that eventually falls into one of the album's repeating motifs of bendy, long-hanging funereal guitar lines, all braced with plenty of back-to-basics pummeling. The sense of purpose is developed further on "Fear And Sickness", where disjointed yet dissonantly harmonious axe lines dodge and dart in paganistic call-and-response around a swing-like snare and kick drum beat. These two dimly lit apocalypse-summoning tracks shine light on why Given very well may be the best Neurosis album in over a decade-- or at least since 1999's signature Times of Grace.
First a re-cap: It's difficult making a new album when you're a band like Neurosis. Much like the elders on which they were weaned (Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Black Flag, Swans), aspects of their sound have spawned entire micro-genres. Whether it be their kinetic mega-evil tribal drum-and-guitar interplay or their dense layering of creepy samples and textural atmospherics or their melodic instrumental passages that birthed the "metalgaze" school-- see Isis and bands such as Cult of Luna and Mouth of the Architect for starters-- it's hard to stay fresh when everyone's copping your every move. Which is why Given feels so smart and so standing-on-the-throats-of-our-imitators-and-not-giving-a-f*** confident.
All the past doomsday bells-and-whistles are still prevalent, all the progressive guitar mayhem and Steve Von Till's classic Tom Waits-meets-Michael Gira vocals. But unlike their last couple albums-- most notably 2004's introspective and mostly-delicate and majestic The Eye of Every Storm-- the noodley bits are tethered as if in direct response to all the quiet-loud-brood-quiet-loud brooding copycats. And songs like the two previously mentioned openers, as well as the Jesu-like "Hidden Faces" and the Mastodon-like chug-fest "Water is Not Enough", seem to be cribbing notes from the cribbers (as well as the non-copying competition) and then in turn streamlining the turns the cribbers previously cribbed. Such as the way that soundsculptor/keyboardist Noah Landis masterfully blends the dark ambient textures, not just for spooky intros and outros, but for dynamic passages of their own. Or the way that the songs-- most averaging around seven and a half minutes-- keep morphing from thunderous cacophony to desolate soul-searching melodic phrases, but with a mad scientist exactitude regarding all of the subtle, beautiful, and terrifying spaces in between.
Even dynamically adroit acts like Pelican and, once again, Isis have yet to explore these depths of shifting-- and, most importantly, gradual-- peaks and valleys. Neurosis have once again conjured those ominous trance-inducing dark spaces, but they've placed them in canyons even more broad and deep." - Pitchfork.
This is the Neurosis "Given To The Rising" double vinyl lp record set released by Neurot Records in 2007.
The album features ten tracks over two records. The lps are pressed on 180 gram vinyl and packaged in a triple gatefold card sleeve. The lps are brand new, have never been played and the sleeve is still sealed in shrinkwrap. The only reason I have listed this item as "used" is because the shrinkwrap on the sleeve has torn ever so slightly at the front where something has scraped against it and this has left a small score measuring approximately 6.5cm on the sleeve, but other than this tiny imperfection it is in great condition. I am aware that this album was released on vinyl in three editions: black vinyl, clear vinyl and white vinyl. I am afraid I cannot confirm what colour this particular set is pressed on as I have not opened the shrinkwrap in order to keep the item sealed and the records in mint condition. This vinyl has been deleted by the record label which means it has become something of a rarity and I have seen other copies sell for considerably more than my starting bid so don't miss your chance to grab a collectable item at a bargain price. This item would make a welcome addition to any Neurosis/ Tribes Of Neurot/ Isis/ Cult Of Luna/ Jesu/ Godflesh/ Old Man Gloom/ Red Sparrowes/ doom/ sludge/ experimental metal/ metalgaze/ etc fan's collection!Buy with confidence: If you purchase an item from me that has a fault then please get in touch by sending a message and I will do everything within my power to rectify the situation. I always endeavour to be eco-friendly by using recycled packaging as often as possible, but if you insist on having your item dispatched in brand new unused packaging then please get in touch before paying. I am not affluent enough to offer free postage on my items, but I do my best to keep postage prices to a minimum by referring to the Royal Mail website.
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