Jute Gyte – Senescence CD

Experimental and psychedelic microtonal black metal from Jute Gyte. Words from project creator, Adam Kalmbach: "I think Senescence is better than any of my earlier black metal albums, consolidating and refining the different elements I'd been developing to this point. Around half of the songs use a Bartokian arch form (ex. ABCDCBA). The title track is played on ukulele, an instrument also used in the final track. The final track, “Griefdrone”, has a complex structure that might not be immediately apparent. The song begins in 5/4, changes to 6/4 at 1:08, then changes to 7/4 at 1:49, with the opening ukulele part adapted to the varying meters. This process repeats beginning at 2:37 with added guitars and vocals. From 5:15 to 6:06 there is an interlude built on 15-beat phrases. At 6:06, the material from 2:37 returns, but this time the instruments no longer play the differently-metered sections in the same order. The distorted guitars proceed from 6/4 to 7/4 to 5/4; the drums from 7/4 to 5/4 to 6/4; the ukulele, synth, and bass retain the progression from 5/4 to 6/4 to 7/4. This creates a complex rhythmic decoherence – parts do not share meters, nor do they transition from one meter to another in unison. After an analog/digital noise crescendo the 15-beat interlude material returns and ends the album."