Nadja – Guilted by the Sun
When I heard the debut full-length Truth Becomes Death from Nadja in 2005, it was near the end of the year and I was already starting to compile my top 20 list. Before I could ever finish the list I found myself enjoying Nadja’s own brand of blown out ethereal drone more and more. At the time I hadn’t heard much like it, or really anything for that matter. Jesu’s debut album came out the same year, but even that didn’t match the wall of noise that Nadja had to offer. This was a different kind of monster that combined melodicism and beauty with slow shifting walls of metallic distortion. Needless to say my first exposure to Aidan Baker’s prolific side project ultimately forced me to alter my year end list for ’05, which is quite a testament to the power of their music.
Now here we are in 2007 and Nadja has gone on to release a number of other great releases on various different labels. With a few releases already under their belt for ‘07, Nadja is set to release their latest excursion into droning bliss territory titled Guilted by the Sun, which will be released on August 7th through Elevation Records. Those who pick this up will be greeted with a bit of a different side to Nadja. Those expecting the trademark slow moving ambient pieces that have come to define the duo will be surprised to hear a heavier side. Still drowning in electronic fuzz, Guilted by the Sun strays away slightly from the usual slow burning guitar sound and instead experiments with a chunkier/sludgy approach. It provides an interesting and different look into Nadja’s seemingly endless and expansive sound. It also furthers the idea that Baker can take on just about anything and probably do it with such high quality results as this. He hasn’t let me down yet. Although the approach is a bit unusual for what fans of Nadja have come to expect over the years, there is still plenty here that they will like…including lots of feedback.
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For those interested in picking this one up, I suggest doing it rather quickly as this EP is limited to just 2,000 copies and will NOT be reprinted once it’s gone. So head on over to Insound and pre-order a copy of Guilted by the Sun. It’s well worth it.
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