Nightosphere
Katabasis


3.7
great

Review

by jesper STAFF
April 18th, 2023 | 21 replies


Release Date: 04/14/2023 | Tracklist

Review Summary: without sin

Deeming something a ‘stepping stone’ feels inherently dismissive, and yet, I quite like little stones. They might not be able to carry an entire dam or cause major splashes, but they can still look pretty and be thrown quite a bit further than their heavyweight counterparts. Katabasis feels like such a likeable stepping stone: it glimmers with potential and slots comfortably into the genres of slowcore, shoegaze and post rock while simultaneously evoking a sense that Nightosphere have a much better record in them. The band’s debut album is a collection of songs filled with delightful moments - look no further than how ‘Dead Man’s Curve’s verses swell with ominous elegance or how ‘Pining’ manages to summon a finale that is equal parts devastating and uplifting. As excellent as these moments are, they are not presented in a persistently cohesive manner as transitions within songs and buildups can feel a tad awkward. As such, Katabasis is a record that captures snapshots of explicit beauty, but fails to convincingly connect them. Thankfully, the more vigorous ‘Faim Dévorante’ hints at a bright future for the band: the song uses its gothic-tinged vocals as a focal point and subsequently establishes a wonderfully dynamic framework. If Nightosphere manage to expand on this style of songwriting while keeping their excellent tones and textures they are bound for excellence on future projects. As it stands, this is a highly enjoyable stone that may not be able to diverge a stream on its own, but is nonetheless integral to a structure.




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user ratings (13)
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Comments:Add a Comment 
JesperL
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


5485 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

life has been stupidly busy but this album is cool hi!

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


5916 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Will have to check this shortly! Gotta love a Jesper shoegaze-adjacent short review!

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


5485 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

hahaha omg i think we just commented roughly the exact same thing on each other's revs at the same time! hoping you'll vibe w this < 3

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


5916 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Sounds like we're on the same page! Will report back on my thoughts.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


60554 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

dope can't wait to 3 this hate stones !

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


5485 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

tbf i am betting on a johnny 2.7 since the vox remind me of emma ruth rundle

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


60554 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

if by good music you mean better things i could be listening to instead then yes tbh fair

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


5485 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

agreed that emma ruth rundle is something you should be listening to yes!!

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


60554 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

l o l

does the closer get any better after the first 2.5 minutes and why is it on this album EDIT that timing was an omen

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


5485 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

closer is cute smh!!

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
April 18th 2023


5916 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

On first listen, this is solid and has some great moments. I am with Johnny at that the closer is pretty iffy though.

MarsKid
Emeritus
April 19th 2023


21035 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

This had a post-hardcore tag on bandcamp and uhhh I'm feeling cheated.

jcurry094
April 19th 2023


45 Comments


@MarsKid it's post-hardcore in the sense they play with hardcore bands/are hardcore adjacent. Post-hardcore in attitude and association maybe more so than sonically.

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
April 19th 2023


5485 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

smh mars i do not write these 3 sentence reviews for you to go and read bandcamp tags instead!!

MarsKid
Emeritus
April 19th 2023


21035 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Babe I already had this bookmarked before the review, it was too late to save me :^(

JesperL
Staff Reviewer
April 19th 2023


5485 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

i can fix you!!!

dedex
Staff Reviewer
April 20th 2023


12788 Comments


"I quite like little stones" who doesn't??

"dope can't wait to 3 this hate stones !" ofc

SomeCallMeTim
April 20th 2023


4158 Comments


gonna tell my grandkids this is led zeppelin iv

Purpl3Spartan
April 22nd 2023


8643 Comments


nice rev will prob check

laopanaoma
May 26th 2023


2 Comments


Got a lot of catching up to do this week, will add this one to the pile ;)
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