This Is Book's Music

The musical minds of AUN and Habsyll have united, at least on vinyl, for a split album from the good folks at Public Guilt Records.

AUN offer up two tracks, with “Druids” being a sludgy wall of guitar drone, drums neck deep in an echo chamber, and a core minimalistic bass line that does everything in its power to suck the life out of you in slow motion at its 13 minute duration. If you are also a hip-hop/hard rock/classic rock fan and you are familiar with the drums from Mountain‘s live version of “Long Red”, imagine that beat being the backdrop to guitar drones. That’s “Druids”, and it’s one trippy ride. “Fall Out” is a mere 5 minute, 33 second excursion and is a bit more optimstic sounding and arguably more accessible in a Sonic Youth/Pussy Galore sense, but still sounds deafening in the right situation.

Habsyll do things mroe drawn out, something Melvins, Boris, and Earth fans will appreciate. The introduction of “IV” sounds like someone entering an empty garage, fooling around with whatever is in the room. Once the task is over, another door opens and you realize you’re not in a garage but in a hospital room as you’re about to watch someone do surgery on you. The surgeon and the man on the operating table is you, and you’re about to feel every thing enter you. In truth, it’s some really heavy drones where electricity and air play with each other in such a way that you eagerly eat up every moment, every swipe of the gong, every counter melody where it isn’t expected. It could be horrific and it may sound that way, but it’s quite beautiful in its own corrupt fashion.