Born of Obsidian (2022)
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Kurokuma
Sheffield, UK
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1.
Smoking Mirror 00:00
2.
Sacrifice to Huitzilopochtli 08:24
3.
Jaguar 12:56
4.
Ololiuqui 21:26
5.
Under the Fifth Sun 29:26
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Born of Obsidian is the first full length release by Kurokuma since their inception. This aural codex represents the sum of the Sheffield-based entity’s victories, struggles and experiences thus far.
The album’s five tracks are thematically bound, with each allegorically channeled through Mesoamerican myth and blood-soaked history. The result is a savage album, unmoored from the spirit of the age, summoning an essence at once unseeing yet all-knowing.
Now dig beneath the thin crust of civilisation, and bear witness to the blood of the earth.
QUOTES:
“Cyclical, ritualistic motifs and intricate song structures take the listening experience to a higher level, where the body’s weakness doesn’t stand in the way of the mind getting absolutely thrashed by the album’s scorching riff content.”
www.invisibleoranges.com/kurokuma-premiere/
“The lyrics and music fit perfectly together thematically, successfully hypnotizing the listener and causing forty minutes to pass in the blink of an eye.”
acertaintaste.co.uk/review/kurokuma-born-of-obsidian
“Where Kurokuma stand apart – and above – is in the… more
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released February 4, 2022
Recorded by Sanford Parker at Narcissus Studio
Mixed by Chris Butterworth
Mastered by James Plotkin
Tigrisoma mexicanum recorded by Manuel Grosselet
Artwork by Mila K