![]() The area around Santa Fe, where Baudhuin recorded the album over a two-year period, is spectacularly beautiful. I guess I’ll never know, but in listening to it the association did flourish. Like some other people who’ve already written about Serpent Moon, I wonder if I would have associated the music with the high deserts of New Mexico (places where I’ve actually spent some time) if I didn’t know that they were the major inspiration for Galen Baudhuin (of Street Tombs and Infera Bruo, among other bands) to make the album. But a friend happened to remind me of it yesterday. Like so many other albums, I had it on a long list of things to check out and never found time to get to it. This first album isn’t outside the usual boundaries, but it’s an unusual pick for a different reason: Rather than a forthcoming record or one that was very recently released, it’s been out since early May (on the Eisenwald label). There’s a lot here, and some of it is a bit outside the usual black metal boundaries, but to be fair, those boundaries have always been fluid, hence the name of this column. ![]() Maybe all the sleep has helped.įeeling hopeful that maybe this nasty bug is finally on the run, maybe I’ve also bitten off more than I can chew for today’s selections. ![]() ![]() This morning was better still, so I kept at it. I did feel better as the day rolled on, good enough to spend a lot of time listening to music. Sorry for whining about my damn cold yesterday. ![]()
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