Affliction

"[BR-052] V/A – AFFLICTION feels eerily enchanting and hauntingly mesmerizing. It gathers the full spectrum of sonic states — from muffled, abrasive noise and broken drums to immersive rhythms that accelerate and dissolve into slow, dragging pulses, creating a hypnotic flow where time slips away. It seeps through your body, leaving vibrations deep within. The rhythmic structures are strange and unpredictable, shifting like fractured thoughts or distorted reflections. There’s a mechanical precision to the pulse — cold, relentless — yet it evokes something deeply visceral. The shifting tempos become physical: sudden bursts provoke a primal urge to tear everything apart — or yourself — while the slowdowns wrap around you like thick, meditative darkness, pulling you into something unstable and fluid." Reviewed by Aa.x.ab