Mörksugga - Så Småningom Tar Allting Slut
A new act from Sweden, called Mörksugga, and the album is called Så Smågingom Tar Allting Slut (So Little By Little Everything Ends. Mörksugga comes from a mythological little dark creature created and painted by Verlin Molin (1907-1980). A small trollish black creature that looks faintly like something from the world of the Finnish author Tove Jansson (Moomins). Title of the album, well... everything faints away with the time. The photo is from some historical and religious construction I guess.
The whole CD has been self-released by the artist himself, a cool, shiny, and classic blackened digipack. You´ll find additional info regarding the release itself and a nice photo of the man behind the project. A serious-looking man with sunglasses, and on the CD tray he holds a surprisingly small human-like cranium in his large hands... could it be the scull of a Swedish gnome?. We don´t know! But anyway, inside we have 9 tracks almost 40 minutes in total... so let us dig right into it!.
The first track is called Skända Din Nästa (Disgrace Your Next). String-tortured arrangements with some slow and heavy industrialized electronic percussion. Not far away from In Slaughter Natives, just a bit slower, less melodic, and subtle. Classic Scandinavian horror mood nonetheless, the creeks and the sounds are all there... sounds pretty good. The sound quality suits the style so far.
The second track Ett Minne Ristat I Hud (A Memody Carved In Skin) is slowly mixed into the end of the first track. The sound of human breath slowly inhaling and exhaling, and the sound of drums... drums in the deep... yes... the goblins are approaching for sure! Panic? A bit, let's just stay cool for the moment. Still maintaining that classic mid-era sound (2000 and later) of Cold Meat Industry. To someone like me, well... it feels comforting and home-like.
The third track Lugnet Före Stormen moves into the sort of realm of Archon Satani or Inanna. Mysterious ritualistic moods and the sound of echoed metal pipes rolling inside the church, love the background drones here. The feeling of seeking some kind of protection towards what is outside is quite evident here.
The fourth track Utbränd Och Ödelagd (Burned Out And Destroyed) offers a sort of slow-driven electronic martial-industrial rhythm with some extra junk-metal sounds. Harsh distorted sounds and the sound of monks are there as well. Never been much into the polished side of this kind of music, but... for some strange and unknown reason, I´m actually charmed by this.
The fifth track Affirmation offers something new. Looped guitar strings, get me straight back to old Ordo Equilibrio. Joined up with a nice and haunting epic synth melody. Cool background stuff going on, slow-motion monks burning up in hell with lots of reverb.
The sixth track Den Osalige Andes Närvaro (Presence of the Unholy Spirit) offers the same as the former tracks... but ... there is something else going on in my left speaker... and right. Everything swirls back and forth between my speakers, love the dynamic! Slow-driven ambient horror with some extra dimensions attached to it!
Is the eight-track a Death In June cover?...
At this point, you should just check out the album and listen to the last 3 tracks! The album almost works like a tribute to the era of CMI after the millennial switch. The sound quality is pretty good, and I love the stereo dynamics of the reverbed sound effects. I do miss one thing though, a touch of ... well... madness, or when you just... lose control and something weird happens. But apart from that, the album manages to complete whatever mission it was set upon, it´s pretty well constructed. Although... Hopefully, there will be a second Mörksugga album out.
