The first release from Roadburn Records is an extremely heady affair. By melding modern classical compostion with doom drums, the band White Darkness have thrown open the door to a vast universe of musical possibility. At times, they offer dark ambient movie soundscapes reminiscent of Shinjuku Thief or Coph Nia — darkly tense portraits of things best left undisturbed. Elsewhere they evoke the heroically martial tones of Der Blutharsch backing a Shostakovich- inspired string quartet.
Throughout “Nothing” there are two constants. The first is a richly textured, deeply evocative environment… dark, epic piano melding with subtle electronics casting somber images of man’s struggle against nature. The second is the insistent pulse of funeral doom drumming — invoking the spirit and aura of doom legends like Thergothon and Skepticism. White Darkness start from these places and expand on them, creating the perfect mix of modern classical doom.
White Darkness is the sonic creation of dutchman Jason Kohnen.
A one-man symphony creating his personal interpretations of nihilistic thoughts, melding modern classical composition with tradiotional funeral doom.
White Darkness throws open the doors to vast universes of musical possibility, creating darkly tense portraits of things best left undisturbed.
http://www.whitedarkness.org/
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