Organum Psychosis by UgUrGkuliktavikt

When I was a child, I was told in church that my soul was immortal, and that if I believed in Jesus, I would be granted the greatest gift of going to Heaven to sing God’s praises forever. This terrified me. Heaven, with no escape from the oppressive presence of God, seemed like a type of Hell itself. This concept of religious existential dread is expounded on the hauntological release Organum Psychosis by UgUrGkuliktavikt, with a sound rooted in dark ambient music and pulling samples of church orchestras, old hymns, and field recordings, inducing a feeling of spiritual terror in the face of incomprehensible eternity. Tolling cathedral bells are washed over with fuzzy electronica as the descent–or the ascent–begins. Angelic choirs are pitched down and manipulated, transforming operatic vocals into their demonic inverse. Pipe organ refrains devolve into pure harsh noise, disembodied memories of familiar melodies sometimes emerging from the chaos; but they’re not quite right, slightly out of tune like an old warped record that’s been played too many times. The album concludes without a dramatic climax, just an open-ended droning hum that spirals into infinity. Devoutly disorienting, Organum Psychosis makes no distinction between the divine and the diabolical, finding the paths to Heaven or to Hell both ultimately lead to unending horror. 

- Kalen