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"...Following them, and taking the open ended theme to different, yet seemingly fitting heights came Ehnahre.
This band features members of yet another group that trades in the currency of the strange and eclectic (at least in metal terms): Kayo Dot. Ehnahre’s sound is open ended, abrasive, almost structurally formless, yet behemoth in scope. They are the bastard child of Neurosis and early Ulver. They combine the unhinged, atonal and psychotic shrillness of early Norwegian black metal and marry it with the scope and epic smarts of latter Neurosis, but without any formal structure to make one feel connected and familiar. There is no comfort here, just the cold heartless randomness of nature at its ugliest.
They were joined for a spell by Jonah Jenkins, former vocalist for Boston legends Only Living Witness, Miltown, Milligram and current vocal powerhouse for tonights headliners, Raw Radar War. Ehnahre’s vocal focus tends towards the low, gutteral and harsh, but Jonah’s performance was a slow build, soaring and melodic, complementing and offsetting the dissonant drone the band was laying down.
All in all, an unrelenting, oppressive and impressive performance...." - http://noneloudernet.ning.com/
"...Following them, and taking the open ended theme to different, yet seemingly fitting heights came Ehnahre.
This band features members of yet another group that trades in the currency of the strange and eclectic (at least in metal terms): Kayo Dot. Ehnahre’s sound is open ended, abrasive, almost structurally formless, yet behemoth in scope. They are the bastard child of Neurosis and early Ulver. They combine the unhinged, atonal and psychotic shrillness of early Norwegian black metal and marry it with the scope and epic smarts of latter Neurosis, but without any formal structure to make one feel connected and familiar. There is no comfort here, just the cold heartless randomness of nature at its ugliest.
They were joined for a spell by Jonah Jenkins, former vocalist for Boston legends Only Living Witness, Miltown, Milligram and current vocal powerhouse for tonights headliners, Raw Radar War. Ehnahre’s vocal focus tends towards the low, gutteral and harsh, but Jonah’s performance was a slow build, soaring and melodic, complementing and offsetting the dissonant drone the band was laying down.
All in all, an unrelenting, oppressive and impressive performance...." - http://noneloudernet.ning.com/
Discography
The Man Closing Up, 2008 Sound Devastation (UK)
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The master of 20th century music, Arnold Schoenberg, declared the "liberation of the dissonance" to be essential for the progress of music as an art form. Nowhere is this currently more apparent than in the world of metal, and other extreme music. Ehnahre wholly embraces that philosophy, and it consummately informs their music.
Using a disorienting, dissonant three-guitar instrumentation and loose improvisational rhythm, Ehnahre creates texture, form and structure not typical of your glossy, triggered death metal bands.
Ryan McGuire, D.J. Murray, and John Carchia have been playing together since they first picked up their instruments over 12 years ago. They played in various grouping early on, but went on to work with other bands, in different locales, playing many different styles... But in 2003 they came back together to play for Kayo Dot, where they would meet drummer Tom Malone. After several mismanaged tours, and personal disagreements, all four members left the band. However, the musical bond formed could not be dismissed, and warranted continuing on with a new project. The lineup was then rounded out with the addition of guitarist Andrew Hock, formerly of the band Biolich.
"The Man Closing Up" is a through-composed, singular piece of music, divided into five sections. These five "songs" are intrinsically linked, through text, form, and motivic material. The music is based on the poetry of Donald Justice. The dark and lonely imagery of the work informs the music, as well as the illustration of oceanic themes. The words and music become closely related, carefully intertwined through elements of form and text painting. Guest musicians include an array of instrumentation ranging from emotional melodic vocals from Boston's own Jonah Jenkins (Only Living Witness, Raw Radar War) to violin from J Mark Inman (the Informati) and trumpet from Greg Kelley (nmperign) and Forbes Graham (ex-Kayo Dot). Rounding out the album is Greg Massi (ex-Kayo Dot) on guitar and the voice of Noell Dorsey (Beautiful Weekend). Full line up and instrumentation listed below.
As for the actual composition, the majority of the music began as combinatorial twelve-tone music, sometimes to remain true to it's serial genesis, sometimes to wander to other regions of atonality. Elements of free improvisation also find their way into the music, adding an element of abandon, and the unknown. With this album, "The Man Closing Up", Ehnahre bring an altered, twisted vision of the poetry to a musical realization, a musical vision of a darkened heart in a world of indifference and delusion.
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