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\"\"<\/a>With a title like \u2018Loss<\/em>\u2019 you expect Pijn<\/strong>\u2019s debut to be heavy and dark. What you\u2019re probably not expecting is a project that represents the thematic interpretation of loss, culled from interviews, artworks and letters. Hence this isn\u2019t a record, it\u2019s art. Proper art, with enough background about its creation to fill a pamphlet. The band are even planning a 12-hour live-streamed performance to mark its release so they can “reflect the mental strain of replaying the same moment of experiencing loss over and over again”<\/em>. It\u2019s pretentious as hell, but maybe that\u2019s why it succeeds.<\/p>\n

For the casual listener, what you\u2019re getting is almost an hour and a quarter’s journey through great waves of post-metal heaviness overlain with screechy guitar wails. It\u2019s haunting, and you can certainly hear the theme being explored. \u2018Denial<\/em>\u2019 opens with a wall of sound. Not dark like doom-metal, but just as oppressive, it\u2019s hard-hitting but not in ways you expect.<\/p>\n

Pijn<\/strong> create dread and eeriness from a palette of mournful strings and swirling guitars but each song adds its own flavours. \u2018Squalor<\/em>\u2019 is layered with laid-back slide guitars while \u2018Blush<\/em>\u2019 takes four minutes to find where it\u2019s going, then becomes a ghostly wail. \u2018Distress<\/em>\u2019 is the clearest illustration of loss and an unforgettable song. Throughout its runtime, the pace increases, ratcheting up the tension, then dissipates when you least expect. It\u2019s an uncomfortable listen, maybe even a masterpiece.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CMgDrazKIe4<\/p>\n

However, the concept hides a multitude of sins. \u2018Detach<\/em>\u2019 is a quiet haunted-house musing but feels wrongly placed. Maybe it serves the theme but actually breaks up the album before it\u2019s got going. Similarly, the epic \u2018Unspoken\u2019 <\/em>could soundtrack a horror movie; continually evolving, featuring gruff vocals and strings but its extended length works against it, resorting to near-silence for effect and losing its way \u2013 But then, isn\u2019t that a characteristic of loss?<\/p>\n

The lengths Pijn<\/strong> went to create of \u2018Loss<\/em>\u2019 can be felt throughout. It\u2019s a haunting, special record and one you\u2019re not going to forget.<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

\u2018Loss<\/em>\u2019 by Pijn<\/strong> is released on 26th October on Holy Roar Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Pijn<\/strong> links:\u00a0Website<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook<\/a> |\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| Instagram<\/a> | Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Ian Kenworthy (@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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