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- Artist: Earth
- Album: Hex: Or Printing In The Infernal Method
- Label: Southern Lord
- Year of Release: 2005
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- Reviewed by: dscanland on 2006-01-04
RecommendIt's almost been a decade since we've heard from Dylan Carlson's Earth and it seems he's been watching old western movies in the meantime. Why? Because Hex: Or Printing In The Infernal Method has some twang integrated in it. This Earth album is not near as heavy as anything else Carlson has put out. Songs are slow but not as sludgy as they have been in the past. There is more in common here with bands like Calexico or arguably Ennio Morricone than that of Jesu. I'm serious, you could use Hex to put yourself to sleep. This is far from a bad album, just different that what an Earth fan has come to expect. The song progression is mesmerizing at the best of times. Somehow it seems a little more complete than other efforts. Don't look for vocals here because there isn't any. One of the more aggressive could be "Raiford (The Felon Wind)". Despite the shift, I still enjoyed Hex.
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on 2007-08-08 SolitaryMan Said:
I love this album as a piece of backround noise, or a soundtrack to a western-horror. Like an Ennio Morricone suite droned out and twisted into a hypnotic mixture of repetition and rhythm, "Hex" will certainly surprise all the Earth fans more familiar with their drone-doom projects. Hex contains many of the same attributes, but the added ambiance in the twangy guitars and overall grit found all over the album add an even darker shade of sludge to their original formula. Mellow, heavy, and mostly just frightening in it's imagery and barren feel, "Hex" is an album that won't appeal to most, but should still be experienced no matter who you are. Intriguing at the very least.
Rating: 8/10
