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Gjoll is an industrial project from Iceland founded by reptilicus member Johann Eiriksson. Gjoll can be translated as noisy, clamant, thunderous and raging and is also a river in the Norse mythology comparable to the river Styx. The CD tells a story of a man’s anger evolving. The story is told in 5 parts .each of the parts is showing a mental state of a man who feels oppressed by today’s western consumer society. The first part is a deep droning and slow track with a pulsing bass in which the person feels pessimistic and powerless, and has therefore a strong dark atmosphere that it will keep you tight to your chair. The second part shows his rising anger towards the powers that oppress him. This track has a deep rhythm which is almost tribal and comas violently from your speakers. The lyrics here are brought in anger. Part three is a violent track with distorted vocals and a metallic drone. It shows the pure hatred that absorbs his soul and drives him into madness. In part four a process of analysing and rethinking takes place: he realizes that the only way to fight his oppressors is to change one’s perception. This is an ambient track with High frequency sounds which painfully penetrates your ear within an almost peaceful atmosphere. Part five is a 17 minutes long waving track that sounds very stately. Way through zero is a strong CD with pulsing sub basses, synth layers, driving rhythmic sequences, noisy drones, high frequency sonic attacks and silent melodic phrases. The sound is really deep and very warm this makes it very comfortable listening to although it can be quite extreme sometimes. All this makes this album worthwhile listening to. Gjoll dedicates this album to those people who burn the flags of nations. The message is:
“Think for your self and choose for yourself”. Well, now it is up to you if you like this album or not. I only can say if you appreciate “Lithiumpath” by Skin Area you absolutely try this CD.
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