P.H.0
Karma
• Формат записи | Источник записи: [TR24][OF]
• Наличие водяных знаков: Нет
• Год издания релиза: 2023
• Жанр: Electronic | Progressive Metal
• Продолжительность: 00:38:26
• Источник:
• WEB релиз: ссылка
• Контейнер: FLAC (*.flac) • Тип рипа: tracks
• Разрядность: 24/44,1 • Количество каналов: 2.0 • Формат: PCM
• Наличие сканов: front
• Треклист •
✧ 01 - Vanity (00:04:58)
✧ 02 - Shin (00:01:48)
✧ 03 - Ye (00:05:32)
✧ 04 - Jiva (00:04:03)
✧ 05 - Mo (00:04:35)
✧ 06 - Maruya (00:01:54)
✧ 07 - Wu Wuo (00:04:41)
✧ 08 - Bodhaka (00:01:29)
✧ 09 - Genko (00:05:05)
✧ 10 - Ascension (00:04:17)
• Лог DRM •
foobar2000 1.6.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2023-05-30 08:18:24
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Analyzed: P.H.0 / KARMA
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.20 dB -10.66 dB 4:58 01-Vanity
DR8 0.00 dB -11.78 dB 1:48 02-Shin
DR7 0.00 dB -9.91 dB 5:33 03-YГЁ
DR3 -0.20 dB -5.64 dB 4:03 04-Jiva
DR7 -0.20 dB -9.04 dB 4:36 05-Mo
DR6 -0.20 dB -8.24 dB 1:54 06-Maruya
DR5 -0.20 dB -6.54 dB 4:42 07-Wu Wuo
DR8 -0.20 dB -11.44 dB 1:30 08-Bodhaka
DR6 -0.20 dB -8.43 dB 5:05 09-Genko
DR5 -0.20 dB -6.88 dB 4:18 10-Ascension
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1651 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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• P.H.0 •
In Ken Liu’s The Dandelion Dynasty series, the Chinese American science fiction author expands on his vision of “silkpunk”: not “Asian-flavored steampunk” nor “Asian-influenced fantasy,” but a particular aesthetic which constitutes a “re-appropriation and rejuvenation of tradition” as a type of alternative worldbuilding from the Pacific. The latest album from P.H.0, a group of New York City-based artists making “east asian cyber-metal” [sic] strives in a similar direction, mixing traditional-sounding pentatonic melodies with a potpourri of genres both brutal and futuristic, from industrial EBM to retrofuturistic synthwave. Though it stumbles at moments, KARMA 業 reimagines what Asian music might sound like.
A distant suona heralds the beginning of “Vanity 虛妄.” After the short introduction, gravelly guitars and syncopated toms take things in a more conventionally metal direction, albeit with a synthesized twist. Then—two minutes in, the intensity dissolves, giving way to a post-rock interlude that features an erhu solo supported by a wistful guitar line. A minute later, and there’s a synthwave drop, heavily compressed and undulating with each kick, after which they conclude the track with a heavy breakdown. Packing a ranging mix of sounds into just under five minutes, the track is a glorious mess that encapsulates the band’s willingness to take risks.
Some of these choices pay off, while others don’t land quite as well. “Yè 業” starts off strong, with a pentatonic riff over a measured blitz of guitar and electronics, but their first lyrics break any spell the introduction might have cast with a bit of Weezer-esque cheese: “A Japanese CPU dreams of electric sheep while the system sleeps.” “Wu Wuo 無我” exhibits a similar tension between their progressive sound and sometimes weary subject matter. Beginning with a minimalistic 4×4 beat—we’re deep in techno territory now—they slowly introduce droning erhu and distorted bass. Then comes George Orwell, with lines from 1984 narrated by a vaguely British voice: “We will abolish the orgasm. There will be no loyalty except loyalty to the Party.” The title of the track translates to “anatta,” the Buddhist concept of non-self; it sounds like a bit of an on-the-nose critique of communism in the Pacific. It’s in these moments when the band dips a little too far into “Asian-influenced fantasy,” the typical sonic signifiers of East Asia used as window dressing for well-worn themes of Asian authoritarianism—yet P.H.0 nevertheless explore musical combinations with a full-throated earnestness that bears fruit in bursts of creativity.
