XASTHUR 'Telepathic With The Deceased'

The fourth album from the one-man metal machine, XASTHUR! The LP opens with a four-minute electronic instrumental consisting of just two chords, sounding like the result of a jam session between Trent Reznor and Steve Reich. The nine tracks that follow add some more traditional black metal touches (hyper-speed and completely un-funky drumbeats, death growl vocals, guitar amps set to eleven - that sort of thing), but they're still all in the service of these lengthy, predominantly atmospheric drones.