Selbst – the one-man project of Latin American multi-instrumentalist and composer N. – just released one of my personal favorite albums of the year, Despondency Chord Progressions. The album is incredibly well-composed as it weaves in and out of various black metal facets, all held together by the intricate and nuanced drumming of Jonathan Heredia (Aversion Humanitatis, Eternal Storm).
"I believe that previously my music was a bit more 'linear.' Now there is more presence of elements like clean vocals, there's a track sung entirely in Spanish by myself (something that my first vocalist had done before), and I even dared to make a completely acoustic track (something that I had been considering for a long time)," said N. of the release.
"Recording this album was very interesting, and besides what I mentioned earlier, each song represented a different challenge, and the mood for each one was very special. Every release a band makes should be an experience to explore new elements and push their boundaries, in my opinion."
Stream Despondency Chord Progressions below and get it here (and here in Europe).
