The third in a quarterly series, Autumn Equinox was released in 7″ and CD versions, with the CD edition featuring three extra tracks and alternate mixes of the two included on the 7″. It begins with the quick “Regel”, featuring vocal howls and high-speed electronic burblings, before shifting to the more sedate moodiness of “Rosa Decidua”, with smooth-edged tones from synths and guest singers merging into goosebump-inducing textures while co-founder Jhonn Balance delivers metaphor-laden verses.
“Switches” follows, cutting in and out of several channels of ongoing noise for a high-contrast conceptual piece that sadly falls a bit flat in content, past the rushing tone escalations. “The Auto-Asphyxiating Hierophant” serves as something of a throwback to the group’s Scatology styles, with dirge-like horn compression and strings proceeding over slow beats and electronically-filtered vocals. And lastly, “Amethyst Deceivers” operates from a base of strings and synth-tones, with a gentility playing against the hissing undertones. Though not entirely satisfying, the less effective pieces are in the minority, and the whole of it is short enough to be done before any real disappointment can build.
Scrambled Brains 