RamTatTa - DATURAH – Reverie

Daturah from Frankfurt am Main have released their second album. Don't know them? I didn't until today either. And the music contained is of a kind that I have rarely encountered before. Almost exclusively instrumental, dreamy, intense, urgent, atmospheric, and multifaceted. Imagine a place, dim light, rain-soaked streets, and dark figures. They appear dejected and strangely detached. Gently and shallowly, they sneak by you, slurping past without acknowledging you with a glance. The alley you walk through is otherwise empty and dark until a wall of guitars builds up from this mood, which at first tears apart the oppressive atmosphere and then crushes it again. Similar images swirl in my mind while listening to the record, whose disc is entirely black. The songs start quietly and build up to a guitar symphony. The comparison to operas may seem far-fetched, but it keeps forcing itself into my mind, less because of the instruments used, more because of the way they are employed. One might suspect a narrative behind the pieces, a drama, a love story, whatever. The songs (metal overtures?) are on average 12 minutes long, which says quite a bit already. One thing that also occupies me is when the hell I will have the time and inclination to listen to this record again after the review? It is good, without a doubt, in a strange way even quite good. But this music can't just be played while washing the car, emptying the dishwasher, or doing spring cleaning. You have to immerse yourself in it and experience it intensely, enjoy sound worlds, get caught in the web of sounds, or it just doesn't work. The play with moods is definitely worth listening to. And one thing I can't imagine at all: How is this music supposed to work live? Do they all just sit there and dreamily gaze around? No idea, but that must be how it is, unless someone dares to do a slow, dreamy dance. I'm reading that there will probably be some visualizations added live, which I can imagine, but still, it's hard for me to picture the band in concert. All in all, this is the perfect record for the next bout of depression, which first pulls you down, then builds you up to once again delve into the darkest realms of the soul. Music that knows no classical conventions and for whose style I can't think of a comparison or a fitting category. But that's just fine, because who needs that anyway? Two guitars, drums, bass, synthesizers, and samples create mood-laden music with an unusual atmosphere and high demands. So I've decided that this is quite appealing overall, not always and certainly not in bright sunshine, but I have a feeling that this record might rotate again next autumn. You can best reach the band through their homepage. Or you can check out their label Golden Antenna.
The distribution is handled by Broken Silence.
The album will hit stores on 28.03.2008 and if you want one of the colorful vinyl copies, you should hurry, I just read that there are only 8 left!!!

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