Half a year after the debut, Sky Burial released the full-length album
Spectrehorse. It contains 9 tracks, including a remix of ‘To Mock
a Killing Bird’ from the previous album. On the cover is a striking
image of a running horse skeleton. Directly on the first (title) track,
the sound
of Sky Burial comes across as much deeper and more overwhelming than on
the debut, more classic dark ambient-like also. Interesting to mention
is that Spectrehorse was partly composed using edited field recordings
made in temples and caves in Laos. Furthermore Page used guitars, percussion,
synth and lots of studio material created in the last ten years. The album
is well-produced and convinces me in the varied dark sounds that are used
and in the cold ritual mood that is evoked.
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