Ethereal Riffian Release Youniversal Voice Next Week
Cosmic ritualists Ethereal Riffian will release their new live album, Youniversal Voice, next week. Though the edition in which it’s released numbers less than 200 total, it’s clearly an offering of substantial importance for the band, who’ve packaged the CD in a special boxed version that also includes a story, photos, tea, incense, patch, magnet and so on — going for full sensory immersion. The album itself is over an hour long and features tracks from their two full-lengths, 2014’s Aeonian and 2011’s Shaman’s Visions, and while I can’t speak to how it goes with incense, the sense of ritual throughout is pervasive, from the patient intro “Sword of the Deathless” through the many languid grooves unfurled thereafter.
Psychedelic metal is a particularly hard sound to pull off, but the Ukrainian outfit work in harsher elements — gruff vocals, sharper-toned riffing, etc. — and only seem to add to the breadth of the trippy droning and lysergic flourish elsewhere. It’s a broad spectrum Ethereal Riffian cast, and while their name evokes an immediate Sleep comparison, there’s a lot more to Youniversal Voice than simple stoner idolatry.
The PR wire has release details:
Psychedelic Doomsters ETHEREAL RIFFIAN announce pre-orders of “Youniversal Voice”
Ethereal Riffian have found once again the right sonic vibrations to signify the sacral power of sound and spirit. With the live album “Youniversal Voice” – which features guest musicians playing ethnic instruments, didgeridoo and jembe – the band prooves their outstanding live potential!
“Youniversal Voice” is out on February 15th and the pre-orders of this new offering from this Ukraine’s psychedelic doom collective are now available at the band’s Bandcamp page: https://etherealriffian.bandcamp.com/
Tracklist:
01 – Sword of the Deathless (Intro)
02 – Beyond
03 – Thugdam
04 – Wakan Tanka
05 – March of Spiritu
06 – Voice of Reason
07 – Anatman
08 – Drum of the Deathless
Val Kornev (aka Stonezilla) – guitar/vocal/lyrics
Alexander Kornev (aka SAF) – bass
Max Yuhimenko (aka Southman) – lead guitar
Nikita Shipovskoi (aka Ship) – drums
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