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  'The Pattern Speaks; Heavy, hypnotic, and unexpectedly beautiful'
  
  Despite its post-metal and deep psych leanings, also perhaps metalgaze, if such a thing exists (the band prefer Spacegaze) —The Pattern Speaks is far from an exercise in unrelenting heaviness. The debut album from Austin/Glasgow duo SKLOSS balances pulverizing, monolithic riffs with moments of genuine beauty, where floating melodies and ethereal vocals contrast the sheer weight of distortion. Engineered and co-produced by Charles Godfrey (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Swans), the album is a vast and immersive listen, constantly shifting between hypnotic drone, towering walls of sound, and glimmers of something more delicate beneath the surface.
  
  Born from the isolation of lockdown, SKLOSS began as a husband-and-wife project between Karen Skloss (Moving Panoramas) and Sandy Carson (Iglomat), embracing volume as an outlet for the chaos outside their window. What started as jam sessions quickly evolved into something more deliberate, a sonic world built from layered intensity and instinctive chemistry. Now, with their debut LP, the duo has crafted an album that feels both deeply personal and apocalyptic, a response to turbulence both external and internal.
  
  Musically, The Pattern Speaks thrives on contrast. The opening title track sets the tone with muscular riffs and driving drums, but beneath its dense framework, there’s an undeniable hook—something almost pop-like buried under the weight. “Mind Hive” takes a similar approach, beginning with restraint before erupting into something far darker. Elsewhere, tracks like “100 Dads” and “Upper Attic” grow from hushed openings into immense sonic slabs, while “Dead Bone” leans into drone-based repetition. Yet, for all its heaviness, the album isn’t without melody—tracks like “Plugged Into Jupiter” wear their shoegaze influences proudly, with layered guitars and atmospheric vocals swirling together into something almost celestial, yet still in your face.
  
  Lyrically, the album carries the same raw intensity as its instrumentation. “Mind Hive,” in particular, channels frustration and resilience, a meditation on setting boundaries and reclaiming control in the face of adversity. The dual vocals—Skloss’s wispy yet essential presence alongside Carson’s grittier delivery—give the songs a dynamic quality, shifting between ghostly reverie and visceral urgency. These aren’t just exercises in volume; they’re deeply felt, cathartic expressions of uncertainty, anger, and crucially, transformation.
  
  With The Pattern Speaks, SKLOSS has created a record that is as crushing as it is expansive. It’s a rare album that can pummel and soothe in equal measure, finding beauty in the noise and transcendence in the tension. For fans of heavy, immersive music that doesn’t settle into easy genre tags, this is an essential listen—both a physical experience and a deeply atmospheric one.
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  Artwork by Thomas Hooper
  
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  "'This is heavy music as high art, uncompromising and unforgettable, an album that doesn’t just demand your attention, it puts your head in a vice grip and doesn’t let go…"
  
  Immersed in a chaotic yet cathartic cacophony, and fusing their considerable talents and eclectic influences, Skloss build their own style by melting the primal pounding of drums, the screeching wail of overdriven amplifiers, and the frenetic strumming of guitar, driven not by adherence to any particular musical genre, but rather by an overpowering urge to crank the volume and unleash a maelstrom of raw, unbridled sonic energy.
  
  This deafening wall of sound serves as both a shield and a release, momentarily blocking the boredom and despair that threaten to consume them, while at the same time, providing a much-needed outlet for pent-up frustrations and creative impulses that might otherwise remain forever bottled up inside. Yet even amid the fury and din, there are fleeting moments of respite, brief interludes of relative calm in which they allow themselves to explore more subtle and introspective modes of expression, delving deep into the inner realms of thought and feeling in search of solace and self-discovery.
  
  Skloss‘ debut offering arrives in the form of a captivating double A-sided single Voices Travel Through This, a mesmerising ten minutes that serves as a compelling introduction into their realm of experimental heavy, psychedelic space doom. From the first reverberating notes, the music conjures visions of a secluded wooden cabin, tucked away in some remote forest, where the band crafts their hypnotic soundscapes. The droning riffs and pulsating rhythms emanate from this mysterious abode’s bowels, echoing the spirit of Hawkwind’s cosmic explorations.
  
  As the sprawling composition unfolds, Skloss demonstrates their uncanny ability to transport you to another dimension. Through masterful use of atmospheric textures, haunting melodies and crushing heaviness, they create an immersive auditory experience feeling both ancient and futuristic, earthbound and interstellar.
  
  From the very first moments of their debut album, The Pattern Speaks, it’s clear that this is no ordinary musical journey. The title itself hints at the meticulous crafting and deliberate structure that went into assembling these eight tracks, each one a wall of distorted guitar noise that collide with pummelling, high-energy drums in a relentless onslaught that would leave even The White Stripes slack-jawed in amazement. The duo attacks each song with a ferocious intensity, the sound so huge and all-encompassing that it gives the impression of a much larger ensemble rather than the work of a mere duo.
  
  While calling to mind the cathartic heaviness of experimental acts like Canadian husband-and-wife duo Nadja and Dylan Carlson’s Olympia, Washington project Earth, this album carves its own singular path through the noise-rock wilderness. The songs flow together seamlessly, building and releasing tension with the precision of an expert tailor, not a stitch out of place.
  
  It’s an exhilarating, cathartic experience, a maelstrom of sound that offers no quarter, no respite, save for the briefest of breathers on Plugged Into Jupiter. Even then, it’s only a momentary lull before the storm surges again, each new wave of distortion and feedback crashing over you until you’re left battered but enlivened, emerging from the squall with ears ringing and synapses firing.
  
  This is heavy music as high art, uncompromising and unforgettable, an album that doesn’t just demand your attention, it puts your head in a vice grip and doesn’t let go. Strap in, press play, and let The Pattern Speaks take the wheel. Your final destination? Unknown. But one thing’s for sure – this is heavy music as a purifying force, a sonic baptism by fire.
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  Artwork by Thomas Hooper
  
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