NOCTURNAL EFFIGY - The Moonlit Branches of Powder LP (colour vinyl) drone Their defiance of rock music's

Their defiance of rock music's time-worn tropes is what defines them

it’s easy to hear The Doldrums as a response to a feeling of under-stimulation or malaise

as if it lacks spark

Not to mention a track here and there that builds from the latter into the former

infectious

NOCTURNAL EFFIGY - The Moonlit Branches of Powder LP (colour vinyl) drone Their defiance of rock music'sLimited edition of 200 copies on pink colour vinyl. Highly recommended. Compilation of two demos Nocturnal Effigy recorded in the mountains of Montana. Recorded directly to tape. These demos are themed a "wampyric". A take on the vampirish view of its themes Loneliness, cold nature, towering mountains, twinkling streams. You could call it Wampyric Dungeon Synth. "I had never come across a piece of music that so beautifully and accurately encapsulates