A Handful of Dust
I tend to think of Horologium as a kind of Polish version of Autopsia. More experimental, but with the same sad view of history and a distinct avant-garde bent that can make for difficult, but rewarding, listening. It's all atonal piano, looping strings, chiming organ, and chattering samples, wrapped in a mysterious package with few, if any, clues as to what it's all about. At least with Autopsia you could frame the incredibly sad music against the backdrop of the brutal war that tore their native Yugoslavia apart. With Horologium, it's not so easy to assign themes or moods.It can be martial, but not in the way, say, Arditi is. It can be folk, but not like Forseti. And it can be classical, but not like Regard Extrême. To Horologium's credit, by being all and none of those things, they've managed to carve out a unique space in a crowded genre. The music they create is sometimes harsh, sometimes pleasing to the ear. Challenging and listenable, which is harder to pull off than we might think.
Also today:
37:38 Advanced Art, Force
37:38 Angels & Agony, Forever
37:31 Leæther Strip, Suicide Bombers
37:27 The Retrosic, Messa da Requiem
37:26 Harold Budd, Simon Raymonde, Robin Guthrie & Elizabeth Fraser, The Moon and the Melodies
37:26 Ronan Quays, The Ebbing Wings of Wisdom
37:26 VNV Nation, Solitary
37:25 Max Richter, Songs from Before
37:15 Arcana, Dark Age of Reason
37:06 The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead
37:06 32Crash, Humanity
36:56 Project Pitchfork, Souls & Island
36:55 Gaytron, Phase I
36:46 xArkanex, Arcane Elitism
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