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WAKE 'Thought Form Descent' LP 180g Black Vinyl

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Canada’s WAKE have never been a band interested in repeating themselves, this abundantly apparent from their discography, having evolved with every release. 2020’s 'Devouring Ruin' made this more clear than ever, hammering the point home with the 'Confluence' EP in the same year, and now they return with 'Thought Form Descent', their most dynamic, diverse and emotional release to date. “I’d describe the record as a place to reconsider what ‘extreme’ means. The words ‘brutal’, ‘crushing’, ‘devastating’ are overused adjectives for extreme music. We wanted to force people to confront the idea that ‘brutal’ or ‘extreme’ ideas aren’t just blastbeats or angular tritones, or, more importantly, ‘brutal’ elements alongside pointedly passive elements can create their own experience that can channel both and neither.” The result is eight nuanced tracks that run the gamut from relentlessly heavy to exquisitely beautiful, often simultaneously, and instantly grab hold of the listener, demanding their full attention. However, at the same time, they are lushly textured and densely layered, and offer more with every subsequent exposure, unfurling to show hidden depths, and taking WAKE to a whole new level.

Having been forced to scrap touring plans for 'Devouring Ruin' due to the coronavirus pandemic, the band instead went straight to work on 'Confluence', and as soon as that was finished they started on 'Thought Form Descent', not pausing between releases. Writing so much over a relatively short period of time absolutely affected the approach to the latest record. “It was definitely on everyone’s mind that we needed some new elements. It was never clear how or why, but I think the idea of repeating the same ideas again, within the same calendar year, was just too boring to consider. When you’re in the process of fleshing out the reasonably intensive process of finishing a record you tend to over-analyze every tiny variable, but in retrospect we definitely had conversations about new levels, new textures, and new arrangements.” Being in ‘the zone’ definitely helped the band to write, but at the same time they recognized that there were downsides to this. Having been writing so consistently and with few breaks, the members realized that just letting songs flow naturally would result in producing the same song over and over again. “There was a distinct effort to force the issue and disrupt our process. It was time for ultimatums. There were a fair few slowdowns and puzzling moments to overcome as we adjusted from what felt natural to what we suspected, objectively, was better.”

Limited 180g Black Vinyl pressing

Tracklisting

Side A:

1. Infinite Inward

2. Swallow The Light

3. Mourning Dirge (Repose of the Dead)

4. Pareidolia

Side B:

5. Venerate (The Undoing of All)

6. Observer To Master

7. Bleeding Eyes of The Watcher

8. The Translation of Deaths