MP3: Beyond Dawn - Chameleon
This week's Friday pick comes from Beyond Dawn, one of my long-time absolute favorite Norwegian artists. I've posted tracks from them in the past, but I figure it's time to revisit them especially in light of the recent remaster/reissue of the very excellent "In reverie" EP, the release from which today's track originates. Besides, if I didn't post this today, I'm sure Dark Dose would get around to it soon enough. Beyond Dawn started out as a dirgeful black-metal/doom act, but there was always something different about them. Early on they distinguished themselves with the addition of a trombone player, but it was with this EP that they truly stepped up with the incorporation of electronics and more diverse, acoustic instrumentation. There's definitely echoes of neo-folk era Swans here, but I find that BD is in a league of their own. Their influences may be obvious, but there's no one that sounds quite the same. I do believe that Duplicate Records is offering a special deal to people who order now, so get on it.
Beyond Dawn - Chameleon