Mount Eerie - Wind's Dark Poem

I've always been a big fan of Phil, and he does not disappoint here. I thought his last album was as good as it got, but this one provides an altogether different and incredible experience.
This might be a bit biased, since it is the first track and the best opportunity to make an impression, but it really did. I came in with no real expectations in terms of sound, as I tend to wall myself off from previews or anything like that. I don't like preconceptions much, but this song kind of overpowered me right off the bat, and that was really refreshing.
It continues on and is a great bookend for the album, and an easy top 200 pick, to go along with the 28th place the album earned on my list.

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[dharmaslob]

Hahaha. Mount Eerie just got categorized as black metal?! I can't agree with that at all, but I appreciate the connection! Delve deeper into Phil's (Microphones/Mount Eerie) music. It's most certainly farrrr from black metal, but it is phenomenal; I promise you that.

[fluffywalrus]

@dharmaslob

Well, it was considered to be Phil's "Black Metal" album. As in, influenced by Black Metal, but still very low-fi, grainy and folky. Almost nothing to do with Black metal aside from the atmosphere, and the approach he had going into this specific album.

So basically, like you said, far from Black metal. Just was influenced by it a fair bit.

[embracedbyfrost]

@fluffywalrus no this is definatly atmospheric black metal... This has everything to do with black metal. there are many black metal bands that have this kind of sound. and lyric base

[quaecky]

@embracedbyfrost can we all just agree that artists are permitted to write albums that have both everything and nothing to do with their influences?

[djSchauberger]

@fluffywalrus well, it has the sound and the atmosphere of black metal, thus it is black metal.

[archigodess]

@embracedbyfrost true.

[dahlusion]

yes!!!!!!

[0000AllFitness0000]

Phil's music is far beyond genre...I lol at anyone trying to make it into a category

[Turtleproof]

The vocals are weak but still far better than the generic dog growl metal vocals that pollute top 40 pop metal.

[Bristlecone777]

since black metal has recently begun to move more towards folk/pagan influences, it fascinates me that a folk musician would make such a brilliant attempt to meet them in the middle. =) i'm not too familiar with his other music, but this album i definitely enjoyed.

[WentruManke]

new type of drone shoegaze "black" metal like My Bloody Valentine?

[Greyflatlander]

Hails to inventing a great cross-genre. Oh wait, that means "I give you applause"?