Deer Leader "Know Everything, Know Everyone/Last Act Of A Desperate Man" Digital Single (deerleader.bandcamp.com)
Huge walls of reverberating guitars and thunderous drums create astonishing sounds throughout "Know Everything, Know Everyone" which is the debut single from Glasgow's Deer Leader. The chiming notes that echo throughout the droning melodies are quite captivating, moving at a great pace that builds up to maximum volume. "Last Act Of A Desperate Man" is a much more riff oriented track building back and forth between multiple guitar themes and multiple moods. The piano parts of the last couple of minutes give way to a dying haunting noise almost like a portal to another dimension.
Incredible tones fill this eight minute soundscape of experimental beauty. The nuances that channel through this recording as it progresses are astonishing as some sounds are just slightly changing as they grow and grow around you. This is best enjoyed on head phones or on a home stereo with large speakers so one can fully take in the dynamics of the piece. One of the best ambient projects I've heard in some time. Highly recommended.
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