Prospect Of The Deep Volume One
Indivisible, 2017
8/10
Listen to Prospect Of The Deep Volume One
A duo comprised of Blind Idiot God’s Andy Hawkins on seven string and doubleneck guitars, and Tim Wyskida (also of Blind Idiot God) holding down timpani, concert bass drum and gong, as Azonic the pair offer 3 lengthy, instrumental and highly experimental tunes that defy comparison.
“Oblvions Of The Deep” starts the listen with an ominous quality, where strategic and sparing drums are used under dense fuzz that often resembles the soundtrack of a futuristic film, and “The Argonaut’s Reckoning” follows with an absorbing approach as precise guitar work unfolds with a dreamy, surreal and often haunting tone.
“Voices Of The Drowned” exits the listen, where Wyskida’s gong is present amid both beauty and tension meeting at a very unique place that’s simultaneously harrowing and inviting in the very capable hands of Hawkins and Wyskida.
Azonic actually released an album way back in 1994, and let’s hope that there isn’t another 23 year pause before the next recording, cause this sort of improvised, metallic exploration is in short supply and greatly appreciated.
Travels well with: Blind idiot God- Undertow; Unwound- The Future Of What