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Xasthur: To violate the oblivious
13/12/07 || Global Domination
This review was written by ex-staffer/cocksmoker Desolator.
What the fuck is the name of this project again? Ass fur? Xapper? Arthur? Yeeeeaaap, I think “Arthur” is the name. Actually, I’d better get a bit more serious because since this is another positive review for Xasthur, I’d better be on my best kvlt behavior for Scott (John) Connor, otherwise he might get his Terminator mate to spank me while chanting “who’s your daddy and what does he do?” in his hilarious Anglo-Austrian accent.
Now, we know that Mr. Connor is a repressed psychopath. After all, his mother was institutionalized for trying to blow up some computers. I’m sure it was something to do with preventing the Internet from breeding as opposed to anything to do with the end of the world, right?
Uh oh, I notice an erect penis tapping my shoulder. I guess that’s a hint for me to shut up with the Terminator crap and focus on the music. But Mr. Connor really is a psycho. You gotta believe me.
Ah yes, the album. “To Violate Olivia” is possibly the most clean-produced album in the Xasthur files. When it comes to the Xas, I’m not really looking for a massive and clean sound. I have bands like Dark Funeral and Dimmu Borgir to cater for those needs.
“To Violate The Oblivious” is a suitable title for this album, considering the nature of its surrounding albums in the Xasthur archives. Many fans would indeed have been quite oblivious to the thought of Xasthur’s music being produced in a relatively clean fashion. It’s still kinda raw, but mostly clean. Compared to most Xassy albums, the sound is quite polished and as smooth as a baby’s bottom. Don’t get me wrong, this album still has the bleak and depressive feelings one can find in any Xap Branigan album. It can still drown any willing listener in a nihilistic tidal wave.
It would be relatively pointless for me to describe each song for you, as they are all composed with the same objective in mind – to mate with your nervous system in a way that will obliterate any sense of well-being. The songs are different of course. They just all share the desire to saturate one’s mind with nihility. Of course, it’s easy to find this music boring. You’ll either love it or loathe it.
8 terminated patterns of happiness out of 10.
- Information
- Released: 2004
- Label: Total Holocaust Records
- Website: http://xasthur.mercurous.net
- Band
- Malefic: all instruments and vocals
- Tracklist
- 01. Intro
- 02. Xasthur Within
- 03. Dreams Blacker Than Death
- 04. Screaming At Forgotten Fears
- 05. Consumed By A Dark Paranoia
- 06. Marked By Shadows
- 07. Apparitional Void Of Failure
- 08. A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors
- 09. Walker Of Dissonant Worlds