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Escape

by Germ

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Gon))) La mente maestra detrás del sonido con el que Austere tanto nos sorprendió en To lay like old ashes deja el camino de la experimentación que tantos años llevaba recorriendo con su nuevo proyecto Germ para volver a un estilo que nos recuerda mucho más a su antigua formación. Un trabajo más que notable, aunque no sea, a mi parecer, el mejor que ha hecho bajo este nombre. Recomendado sobre todo a aquellos que todavía tengan sed de Austere (Aunque en 2023 se obrase el milagro...) Favorite track: Escape.
Apocalypse Dude
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Apocalypse Dude This one is a little bit more..well "bleak" as the previous releases I think. The former 80s synthy touch took a big step back (which isn`t bad) so this recored here sounds more like Austere. Favorite track: With The Death Of A Blossoming Flower.
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bvesel Devastatingly good! Impressive songwriting skills - the dynamics are amazing. Been playing this on a loop for weeks, and it just keeps getting better. Favorite track: Escape.
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I 01:04
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Escape 08:25
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V 01:45
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Closer 04:05

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Germ's darkest record so far

Germ is currently the main sphere of activity for Tim Yatras (once Woods Of Desolation, Austere, Grey Waters and more). With his releases so far - "Wish", "Loss" (both 2012) and "Grief" (2013) -, he established a unique style that he fittingly described as "Experimental Depressive Black Music" - a sonic construct with a foundation of Depressive Black Metal, augmented by electronic elements and almost poppy accessibility.

With "Escape", the artist hands in his much-anticipated fourth record, the arguably darkest in his discography so far. Decisively autobiographical, it tackles a feeling of both internal and external imprisonment which strongly influenced Yatras during songwriting. On the one hand, there is a mental illness that haunted him for years, suggesting he was trapped within his own mind. Today he looks back thoughtfully on one of the gloomiest periods in his life: "At times it seemed there is no escape from it."

On the other hand, Yatras lives in a city and society he considers to be squalid, cold and alienated. "I don't feel a connection to this society and urban life, it doesn't fit in at all with my ideals", he jadedly admits. This fuels his wish to "escape". It is due to confessions like this that the listener can take in the musical character of the album. Although "Escape" stands out with Germ's trademark Post Black Metal, it never sounded so dense and oppressive.

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released April 29, 2016

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Germ is the Australian musician Tim Yatras. Making a name for himself previously in bands such as Austere, Grey Waters and Woods of Desolation, Germ has now become Yatras’ main focus. Combining Post-Black Metal with everything from Classical elements to Electronics, to Stadium Rock sized choruses, Germ brings forth an atmospheric and experimental sound, as catchy as it is melancholic. ... more

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