DÖ to Release Unversum Sept. 18
Fun case with Unversum, which is the title given to the upcoming third album from Finnish three-piece DÖ. I originally had the title wrong front to back in this post. Just read it wrong. I had ‘Universum,’ as in, a Latin direct object form meaning something being done to the universe as a whole. Thought I was all clever with my I-took-electives-in-high-school knowledge base and my general interest in language. Hard truth is I fucking need glasses. This shit has happened like three times this year.
So lucky you, getting to witness the not-all-that-rare phenomenon of me feeling like an idiot. The album is called Unversum. It’s out Sept. 18 through the much-respected Lay Bare Recordings, and you’ll see in info the title’s all over it and I was just wrong. I don’t know what else was going on while I originally wrote the post, but I’m sure if I dug hard enough into reality I’d find some semi-valid excuse. Not me though. I’m pretty used to that whole ‘idiot’ thing. Fits better than most of my t-shirts at this point. Fuck it. I’m gonna go get stoned.
No audio from the record yet, but album details were shot down the PR wire by ignited propulsive methods, and you’ll find them below:
DÖ releases their third album in September
DÖ, the Finnish trio that channels the dark forces of the cosmos into fierce riffs, will release an album titled “Unversum” on September 18th.
This dark blend of stoner, doom, and psychedelia, featuring eight tracks, will be available on vinyl through the Dutch label Lay Bare Recordings, as well as on CD and digital platforms.
In line with the space theme, the journey to the finished album has been a long one. Songwriting began immediately after guitarist Teröid joined the band in 2019, but due to the pandemic and other setbacks, the production process ultimately stretched to nearly five years. During that time, the band managed to release a preview of the album’s offerings with the ‘Black Hole Mass’ EP in 2020.
The wait, however, has been worth it. More effort has been put into pre-production and recording than ever before, resulting in both the sound and the songs reaching entirely new heights in DÖ’s canon. Once again, the lyrics draw from the ideology of astral worship, celebrating cosmic forces and the insignificance of humankind.
The trio describes the album briefly as follows: “‘Unversum’ is a collection of very different songs that are hard to fit into one genre box. Some are nuanced and even surprising, while others are simply crushing heavy hitters. Influences and sources of inspiration range from the roots of psychedelic music to the ‘everything starts with a riff’ stoner doom aesthetic and pure cosmic escapism to fill the void.”
Unversum
Lay Bare Recordings & Döömernaut Records (2024)
1. Call of the Supervoid (6:46)
2. Nuclear Emperor (5:17)
3. Sulfur Incense (5:35)
4. At the Melting Gaze of the Origin (4:27)
5. Ode to the Dark Matter (4:59)
6. Faster Than Light (6:51)
7. Moldy Moon (5:37)
8. Wasted Life Form (6:28)
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