Etestupa - S/T

There is a myth that elders in the old Sweden was thrown down from a big mountain or height when they no longer was for any use in the farms and households. This place was called Ĵtestupa. And that is the name of a new band from Gothenburg. Dealing with an old era of Sweden, this is music that reeks of plague, desolate countrysides, heathen rituals and long, harsh cold winters. The debut album is a journey back to a forgotten world, an anti-urban masterpiece. With members from Leafes and Sewer Election, it would be easy to call Ĵtestupa off as an mix of those two acts when it comes to the sound, but there is definitely way more to it than that. With traces of dark folkmusic, 70's German prog and even some small black metal hints, this is mean-spirited stuff with an truly unique atmosphere. Slow and monotonous percussion, deeply buried vocals, crude electronics and droning guitars, tortured synths and flutes... Extremely lo-fi and extremely bleak. Two tracks ('Tj䬥n' and 'Den Stora Sjukdomen') and a playtime of 40 minutes. 330 copies, all on black vinyl. 3 12" sized inserts included with each LP.

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