Coph Nia - Holy War
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Coph Nia is one of those bands that have managed to capture my attention for a longer span, accompanying me for a few years now. Actually, since they released "Shape Shifter" I can't stay away from this hedonistic project for more than a few months - this alone should make a good recommendation - but you don't have to believe me word for word. You don't have to, but I assure you that if you won't, you'll be missing out on a lot of great music.
"Holy War" is merely a 4-track EP, but it's 26 minutes long.
A short intro precedes the whole opus. I shan't pretend it impressed me, I expected something of a greater level from Coph Nia. And, speaking of musical drawbacks, that was the only one I can think of, aside from the rather shorty length of the release. After a boring intro we get "Holy War (part one, enter)". It's hard for me to recall a similarly powerful and evil (I know, a funny word it is, but it fits, paradoxically) track from my memory. Heavy percussion, or rather a set of wardrums together with Aldenon Satorial's demonic voice are an explosive mix, but if you add the distorted "Release the Beast!" shout coming straight from the fiery pits of hell, the explosion turns into an implosion, devouring everything around. I know, poetic, pathetic, but straight to the point. I lack the words to describe the mood emanating from this track - it is everything I have expected from Coph Nia. "The Binah/Satharyal Complex" - track three - is a 180 degree turn in terms of music construction. Wide spaces created by means of music bordering with nature's recordings. Waves crushing on the cliffs and similar sounds are the framework here, but you have to remember about bells and female whispers [I can't really get the correct lyrics here - a shame, since Aldenon's always have something to say]. And again we get a mix, madly interesting and absolutely worth learning - 13 minutes of atmosphere spanning from New Age to Industrial compressed together in audio format. The last track is the third part of the "Holy War" series - "Remobilize". It could be seen as the core essence of Coph Nia's abilities - the mood is based on practically nothing. A few sounds, that's all, but these few sounds have a profound influence on me.
To sum it all up - if you know this project, you'll agree it's a wonder on the independent scene. If you do not know it, you are committing a sin [depriving your brain of such sensations like these], a terrible one, you will be terribly punished for. I am not joking, Coph Nia is a must-hear for everyone who even slightly grips ambient, neofolk, industrial and many other independent genres. Coph Nia is a project for hedonists - an unnatural pleasure.
"Release the Beast!"
Tracklisting:
01 Briefing
02 Holy War (Pt I - Enter)
03 The Binah/Satharyal Complex
04 Holy War (Pt III - Remobilize)
Links:
www.cophnia.com
www.myspace.com/cophnia
Other articles:
"Holy War" is merely a 4-track EP, but it's 26 minutes long.
A short intro precedes the whole opus. I shan't pretend it impressed me, I expected something of a greater level from Coph Nia. And, speaking of musical drawbacks, that was the only one I can think of, aside from the rather shorty length of the release. After a boring intro we get "Holy War (part one, enter)". It's hard for me to recall a similarly powerful and evil (I know, a funny word it is, but it fits, paradoxically) track from my memory. Heavy percussion, or rather a set of wardrums together with Aldenon Satorial's demonic voice are an explosive mix, but if you add the distorted "Release the Beast!" shout coming straight from the fiery pits of hell, the explosion turns into an implosion, devouring everything around. I know, poetic, pathetic, but straight to the point. I lack the words to describe the mood emanating from this track - it is everything I have expected from Coph Nia. "The Binah/Satharyal Complex" - track three - is a 180 degree turn in terms of music construction. Wide spaces created by means of music bordering with nature's recordings. Waves crushing on the cliffs and similar sounds are the framework here, but you have to remember about bells and female whispers [I can't really get the correct lyrics here - a shame, since Aldenon's always have something to say]. And again we get a mix, madly interesting and absolutely worth learning - 13 minutes of atmosphere spanning from New Age to Industrial compressed together in audio format. The last track is the third part of the "Holy War" series - "Remobilize". It could be seen as the core essence of Coph Nia's abilities - the mood is based on practically nothing. A few sounds, that's all, but these few sounds have a profound influence on me.
To sum it all up - if you know this project, you'll agree it's a wonder on the independent scene. If you do not know it, you are committing a sin [depriving your brain of such sensations like these], a terrible one, you will be terribly punished for. I am not joking, Coph Nia is a must-hear for everyone who even slightly grips ambient, neofolk, industrial and many other independent genres. Coph Nia is a project for hedonists - an unnatural pleasure.
"Release the Beast!"
Tracklisting:
01 Briefing
02 Holy War (Pt I - Enter)
03 The Binah/Satharyal Complex
04 Holy War (Pt III - Remobilize)
Links:
www.cophnia.com
www.myspace.com/cophnia
Other articles:
- Coph Nia + Projekt Sonda - 2007-05-07 (Live reports)
