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Everything Is Noise is currently streaming Condescending, the debut full-length from Athens, Greece-based avant-garde funeral doom trio, FÖHN. The premiere comes on the eve of the record’s official release on Friday August 23rd through Hypaethral Records in North America and These Hands Melt in Europe.
FÖHN’s sound transcends traditional boundaries, rooted in funeral doom, drenched in atmosphere, and interwoven with elements of the avant-garde. Drawing from a breadth of influences such as Mournful Congregation, Esoteric, Swans, and Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, the result is a dense, achingly beautiful experience, steeped in the essence of midnight and the whispers of urban life. Their music evokes an enchanting hush, creating a haunting journey for the listener.
Comments the band’s Georgios Schoinianakis on Condescending, “Dim the lights, light a cigarette, and think… Actually, how many times have you wasted your body? How many times have you been taken advantage of and how many times have you frittered your innocence away? Welcome to our world, we all made it this way together.”
Writes Everything Is Noise in part, “FÖHN merges some incredible sounds on this album. On ‘Bereft’ dark jazz flourishes heighten the somber atmosphere with saxophone, playing with dissonance and existential dread. ‘A Day After’ opens with the foreshadowing sounds of children playing, the sample stretching into powerful guitars taking you on a journey of innocence and the inevitable demise of youth, ending in an enchanting chorus of layered vocals. Ambient synths welcome us to ‘The Weight Of Nothing,’ ironically featuring massively heavy, cavernous drums and a Yob indebted finale that ushers (pallbears?) the most head banging moment on Condescending. Finally, ‘Persona’ closes the record, starting with the harrowing details of the dark side of sex work and the manipulation, abuse, and captivity therein via a long sample narrative from (presumably) a victim of such atrocity. Emphasized by more discordant dark jazz, ‘Persona’ is one of the finest funeral doom tracks in recent memory.”
Read more and stream FÖHN’s Condescending HERE.
Watch FÖHN’s previously released lyric video for “Bereft” HERE.
Recorded by Babis Tzanidakis and G. Schoinianakis at Timeless Recording Studios in Eleusis, Greece, and expertly mixed and mastered by Greg Chandler (Esoteric) at Priory Recording Studios in Birmingham, England, Condescending promises to deliver a cathartic journey of unparalleled depth and intensity. FÖHN invites you to leave behind everything you once knew and immerse yourself in the embrace of this transformative musical voyage.
Condescending will be released on White Vinyl 2xLP, digipak CD, MC, and digital formats. Find preorders in North America for all versions at the Hypaethral Records webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE. European audiences can find the record at These Hands Melt’s webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
FÖHN:
Georgios Schoinianakis – guitar, drums
Nikos Vlachakis – vocals
Georgios Miliaras – bass
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