Badakhshan
Hashshashin · September 27, 2019
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“I absolutely love the highly energetic mix of rock middle-eastern traditional music. This one is especially good. it instantly sucks you into it's story and tells you a wonderful and exhilarating tale.”
“Middle eastern sounds and structure meet a modern, progressive style in this diverse album – a stunning musical journey exhibiting great warmth and character. Instrumental compositions featuring a whole world of influences.”
Michael Reilly · favourite track: Crossing The Panj
“This album is an amazing fusion of Middle Eastern music, jazz, and (heavy) rock/post-rock. It's just so dynamic, the way it can go from an incredibly heavy riff to a mere whisper. I feel The Taklamakan best exemplifies that, with some thunderous guitar playing in its first half, which then simply fades away into a desert mirage in the second half, before the finale arrives like a freight train into a busy, sand-blasted station on the edge of the dunes. It's great, is what I'm saying.”
Smekermann · favourite track: The Taklamakan
“Sits exactly half-way between godspeedyou!blackemperor and OM... great Eastern flavoured meditative instrumental post-rock that summons heady visions of the desert. Maybe some spiceworms as well. Great stuff.”
Egg Wizard · favourite track: Crossing The Panj
“Badakhshan succeeds in conjuring up images of dusty desert caravans beneath towering mountains. Post-rock, post-metal, and math rock influences are plentiful, and the clashes of electric and acoustic instrumentation add to the drama of the musical journey. Full review here: https://wp.me/pawrNb-7b”