Greece's Dark Awake has returned with a new recording which shows the music going for more of a mixture of dark ambient, industrial, martial, neo-folk, neo-classical and ritual and this is a review of his 2020 album "Hekateion" which was released by Aesthetic Death.
Dark soundscapes start off the album while the music also gets very repetitive sounding in the first few minutes. When synths are utilized they also bring in elements of dark ambient onto the recording while the music also gets very ritualistic sounding at times and when drum beats are utilized they also give the music more of a martial and militant feeling.
Spoken word parts and ritualistic chants are also added into some parts of the recording while whispers are also utilized at times. Female vocals can also be heard briefly along with the music also having its tribal and shamanistic moments as well as some folk instruments also being added on some of the tracks.
All of the tracks also sound very different from each other along with a most of the songs also being very long and epic in length and the synths also add in some touches of neo-classical at times. The production sounds very dark while the lyrics are a concept album and cover the ancient goddess of witchcraft Hecate.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Dark Awake and if you are a fan of dark ambient, industrial, industrial, neo-classical, neo-folk and ritual, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Hekateion" and "Damnomeneia". 8 out of 10.
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