Name: What One Becomes
Brand: Sumac

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

thrill417cd

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2016-04-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0790377041729

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sumac

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Thrill Jockey

Post-metal trio Sumac made a striking debut last year with 'The Deal', and while the members of the three-piece might otherwise be busy in bands like Mamiffer, Russian Circles and Baptists, they've also worked quickly to follow-up their first offering with 'What One Becomes'. On 'Clutch Of Oblivion' the riff develops from a languid desert-rock melody and blossoms into a dense aggregate of rhythm, force, and vigor. A muscular hypno-rock aspiration burns out before reaching escape orbit, and the ensuing plummet of solitary guitar notes lead the band into the realm of introspection before another volley of motorik pummel. 'Rigid Man' begins as a lurching epithet that finds the trio in a shadow boxing lockstep for the song's first half of pugilistic rhythm and noise, only to smash itself on the ground amidst a diabolical feedback whorl from Turner's guitar and to tear free from the rhythmic underbelly, tapping into the vein of unhinged expressionism howled by Les Rallizes Denudes and Caspar Brotzmann Massaker.2LP - Pressed on virgin vinyl, packaged in a wide spine jacket printed on uncoated stock with custom debossed slipcase and free download card. CD - Packaged in a 4 panel mini-LP style gatefold jacket printed on uncoated stock with debossed cover and 6 panel fold-out insert

What One Becomes

Music GB