This is album is emotionally devastating. Initially I read these as love songs, but now I hear a story of orange, someone matured and totally jaded to the point of actively grieving pink, who represents every shred of naivete, ignorance and safety stolen away by the cruelty of life. People talk about how this album is like howling into the abyss but for me it's screaming at the gaping holes that I'll never get back. A painful experience, but definitely one worth having. Cnámha
For those of use whose attention span isn't what it was for ambient and who need something more narrative than noise, there is the sub-genre of atmospheric black metal that I'm inclined to call "monolithic". Paysage d'Hiver might be the archetypal example. But if you just want to be consumed by a relentless wall of beautiful air pressure, this is ideal. Luke
Here I am sitting in misery with the migraine of my life, and I think I've found my cure. Mare Cognitum is not just giving me relief from my suffering; it is giving me energy as the pure and unadulterated rage and fury of Solar Paroxysm is being channelled through my body. I really regret not giving Mare Cognitum a second chance earlier, but I can now live at peace knowing that I'm lucky enough to be able to experience such an exhilarating and majestic masterpiece of brutality and therapy. Faith