fatalism

I wake up very early every morning. But now, it takes far more for darkness to subside. Each day, it stays a little longer. Each day, it comforts me in dread. And it’s a perfect day for this track premiere – fatalism is a solo project of Salem Rashid Thomas Skourlis, a founder of Bedouin Records, which started its life in the United Arab Emirates and then traversed through Bangkok to Berlin. The imprint is not new to me, and I’ve previously covered Constantine‘s Hades and Merzbow on these pages, but it’s a pleasure to present this grand debut, which also appears on a new same-titled sister offshoot. This is an unnerving, elemental, and raw journey, full of organic [and synthetic] instruments that tear through your fabric with saw-jagged teeth. Distortion is the least of your concerns now as the rising swell of bleak dynamics splits the atmosphere from dark to light. I picked out a slightly milder piece to tease your ears, but you should feel the fear of the abyss. Come closer to the edge of all these sounds and see if you won’t fall into the void. This is a fantastic exploration of the textures that will imprint on you its tale. And I am very happy to present.