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Thus the mythic goddess Ea chose this band to carry the flag of her arcane name. Her majestic presence, her unfathomable chasm-like power, her legacy taken by mortal sonic devices. So it shall be written. So it shall be played...
I thought for a moment Ea came from an exotic country like Estonia, according to the strange tongue utilised in the songtitles. The ultra-minimalistic booklet revealed it was a “dead language according to archaelogical researches results” what they used to compose the texts. Pretty eerie... Anyway, according to (un)reliable sources, the US seem to be the origin of this occult band... Start. An opening consisting of a weird mixture between funeral doom and chamber music ushers my weary ears. From the very start we see something unique looming behind these notes. The listener can easily fall in the abysmal textures, a continuous descent to the deepest emotions, a monument to bleakness is erected with “Ea Taesse”. The relative clean lines are a distinctive trait of Ea comparing their sound to other artists of the same league. Not only loose piano raids diminish the harshness; the general focus of guitars are the emotional kind; lengthy lead lines conform the guide of this melodic journey as the distortion drives the rhythm. The drumming is not scarce in beats and endeavors to escape from monotony, succesfully in my opinion, through a nice set of fills, double bass drums finesses, untypical cymbal hits and so on. The balance in the presence of guitars and keys to conduct the body of the sound is excellent. The range of synths is manifold: chimes, organ, “ooooohs” choirs... thanks to all these gimmicks, the whole album depicts a varied palette of textures, always floating in the spectral range of ambient-emotional-funeral doom. Far away from desperation or suicidal feelings, these tracks suggest most of the time solemn and evocative sentiments. Bombastic and grandiose, “Ea Taesse” is rather akin to an awakening than a nightmare. Looking for a possible reference when analysing the band´s sound, I hardly find a name or two. Yes, those drums are like Skepticism, that guitar line reminds me some Esoteric... However, some traits here and there, and the most important thing, the whole transcedental meaning of this album, quickly diminish the possible similarities between acts. Ea are endowed with a personality, hard to believe in a band nowadays, fortunately for us all and for music. Awesome.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Laeleia |
| 2. Mea Ta Souluola |
| 3. Ea Taesse |
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