Imploding Stars, an instrumental collective from Portugal is under my radar from a long time. Now the band released a live performance recording that includes three tracks from their last album called Riverine. And it's some impressive material.
Based on pulsating bass line, clear drums and moody violins post-rock by Imploding Stars makes a great impression with its phenomenal and gloomy at the same time atmosphere. Three complex compositions have everything I want from atmospheric instrumental music. In Childhood they inspire with the glockenspiel combined with the nervous pace of the drums, Rebirth is a well-written, immersive composition while Senscence makes a symphony of the omnipresent tension.
And, what's crucial when it comes to recordings from live performances, there is no characteristic for those imperfections. And so it became a well written EP.
Riverine ao vivo no Porta 253 costs only 1 EUR.
Check: Senscence
Country: Portugal
Genre: atmospheric post-rock