Typically, they record in an analog studio, using tape reels and unusual and handmade instruments. Earlier offerings were released on their own label, Aural Hypnox. They released two albums in 2012: CD-only Ioh-Maera and vinyl-only Unworeldes via Svart Records. They have toured mostly outside of their native Finland, including shows in the U.K., Russia, and the U.S. Equal parts stellar and serene, subterranean and disturbing, Arktau Eos remains in constant evolution, paying attention only to the cues of the spirits and maintaining the integrity of the dream-continuum of which our 'consciousness' is but a mere drop in the ocean.Īrktau Eos performs masked in keeping with their occult (secret) persona and prefer to go by AIH and AIL, respectively. From their pages: 'Born out of the vision of its creators in early 2005, Arktau Eos has become a sentient frame capable of capturing fleeting moments of oneiric activity, where. It is a ghastly and wondrous parade of cryptic images and sounds, which a given recording is a reflection of, thus becoming a new gateway for the perceptive listener. Arktau Eos is a ritual ambient duo from Finland, comprised of Anti Ittna Haapapuro (also of Aeoga, Arktau Aon, Aural Holograms, Dolorian, Halo Manash, I.Corax) and Antti Litmanen (also of Arktau Aon and Babylon Whores). Sublime.Arktau Eos is a ritual ambient duo from Finland, comprised of Anti Ittna Haapapuro (also of Aeoga, Arktau Aon, Aural Holograms, Dolorian, Halo Manash, I.Corax) and Antti Litmanen (also of Arktau Aon and Babylon Whores).įrom their pages: Born out of the vision of its creators in early 2005, Arktau Eos has become a sentient frame capable of capturing fleeting moments of oneiric activity, where essential gnosis manifests itself in blazing hieroglyphs. To conclude a minimalist review for a minimalist album, ‘Scorpion Milk’ is every part as strong as other albums from Arktau Eos and more broadly the Aural Hypnox label. Although in no way constituting ‘doom drone’ in scope, this is perhaps how the doom drone experimentalists Sunn 0))) might sound if they were to choose play with entirely acoustic instrumentation (…food for thought…). In select passages barely present ritualistic chimes and sparse higher ranged atonal played piano notes sit off in the distant, whist wavering chants and whispered evocations rise from the ether. Here string instruments are played in a sparse manner, where strings are played/ struck/ bowed, with the resulting singular reverberating notes left to ring and radiate out and shimmer off into the distant catacomb depths. Across the minimalism of its 48 minute span, Arktau Eos display a single minded determination which ensures it remains fully engaging despite the catatonic pace and evolution of the composition. This new edition of 500 copies is housing in a beautifully designed, gold screen printed, deep metallic maroon cardboard fold out cover, with additional 8 page booklet and screen printed insert.įorming a singular mediative composition, ‘Scorpion Milk’ covers the well-established ritual dark ambient sound of the Helixes Collective (aka the general Aural Hypnox label roster), but its structure has been further re-contextualised into a singular long form and album length drone work. For this new version the packaging has been redesigned, noting the original edition constituting 222 copies with special hand painted cover. Not constituting a new album from Arktau Eos, rather this is a re-release of an earlier limited CDr version from 2006 which formed a formed a companion to the main ‘Mirrorion’ album issued at the same time.
Arktau Eos – Scorpion Milk CD Aural Hypnox 2014
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