song of shadows - mondkopf

so, i think it's pretty fitting that french electronic wizard mondkopf is releasing his latest album, entitled rising doom, in october - it's quite dark. and by dark, i mean dark.







that's not to say that some moments aren't pretty (which there are - pretty sounding moments, i mean), it's just that these are some introspective - even introverted - songs that instill a bit of gloom. which is good, at times, especially on dreary days that shy away from cheery pop.



for this latest work, mondkopf reworked the idea of a rave party as both an exorcism and mystical experience. there are bits of extreme metal that scatter with melodic bangers to create a very distinct feeling of urgency. it is a bit exhausting, in a way, but definitely a very intriguing listen.



check out song of shadows, which reminds me, in a tiny way, of latter-day oingo boingo - well, oingo boingo without lyrics and horns and grating guitars and a whole lot of techno thrown in. come to think of it, that doesn't make a bit of sense written, does it? so let's put it this way: in other words, danny elfman and tim burton will probably be drawing some inspiration from this stuff!



(mp3) song of shadows by mondkopf



here's a very eerie video for day of anger, which will also be off of rising doom:







rising doom, the album song of shadows is off of, will be released on october 3rd by fool house records. go HERE to learn more about it.