***“STEVIE FLOYD of DARK CASTLE and TAURUS collaborates with ERIK MOGGRIDGE (aka AERIAL RUIN) of OLD GRANDAD, DRIFT ON A CURSE and thrash metal band EPIDEMIC. The music that they manage to conjure in this release has a distinctive ambient nature. On one hand Stevie Floyd is offering the more experimental vibe on her songs, relying on minimalistic structures and haunting atmospheres, while the Aerial Ruin tracks seem to be existing within the melancholic acoustic territory. The weird effects of ‘You Scathed the Sun’ are expanding the soundscapes of the song, while the vocals are slowly mesmerizing you with and the hypnotic melodies are dragging you within the core of Floyd’s dystopian structures. ‘Failure’ is the first time where Aerial Ruin contribute into Floyd’s songs. The tone of ‘Failure’ is quite dark and pessimistic with a depressive emotion encircling you very essence. Still, the second collaboration with Aerial Ruin, in ‘This Has Gone,’ is even more intriguing; mainly due to the dissonant nature of the song and the way that Floyd manages to build up the tension.”—Cvlt Nation. 2013 release.
LP $17.75
10/14/2014