It is not too often that a word gives you just two results when you look it up on google. And it is much rarer that it is the name of a project. Sarvanasini is one such word and we would like to contribute our bit towards making that project better known to the rest of the world, which is unaware of its existence.
Most times, the underground is full of precious little gems which lie hidden amidst a mud and dirt. Sarvanasini is one such gem. A one man electronic metal band formed by Shyam Gopakumar, it is a breath of fresh air in a scene, which mostly thrives on non-innovation and sticking to tried and tested methods of music production.
A metal EP made only with the help of a computer/computers, the self titled effort sets the stage for better things to come from the band. The whereabouts of the artist is evident in the work. The EP has a malayalam feel to it, not only in the track titles, but also in the music.
Starting with Mounam, a track which transports the listener to the depths of a jungle is an ideal intro track. The atmosphere it brings is stunning. About three minutes into the track, it slips into the realms of black metal from doom and slips back, with the same flawlessness, to doom.
The self-titled track in the self titled EP, Sarvanasini deserves a post in itself. The drumming is very black metal based, but the guitars blast away in some melodies, which have a very classical touch to them. The head banger in you is invoked and it continues to behold you in that trance for the rest of the work. The chenda based beats at 4 minutes and the screams are just out of the world.
Kaalam continues in the same vein as Sarvanasini, maintaining the tempo, but with some experiments with the drumming patterns and it impresses.
The crescendo for the finale begins with the penultimate track on the album, Avasanam. It maintains the high pitched guitar melodies, which is a trademark of the album, but also something, I feel can be worked upon. Though the tunes are differecnt, they do tend to get a bit monotonous on subsequent listens to the entire album because of the range that it operates in.
The final track of the EP, Maranam Sampoornam signs it off in perfect style. It contains all the elements that makes this effort unique in first place. The transitions from the heavy riff based arrangements to the acoustic melodies is breath taking and the evil laughter at the end reminds one of the stories of Yakshis, that live on the palm trees, stalking innocent men to take them to their doom.
I would personally love to hear more works from the band. A full length album would be eagerly awaited, I am sure, by quite a lot of metal heads in the country as well.
You can download the EP here.
PS : Thanks to my friend Crucifire for linking me up to their page.
Most times, the underground is full of precious little gems which lie hidden amidst a mud and dirt. Sarvanasini is one such gem. A one man electronic metal band formed by Shyam Gopakumar, it is a breath of fresh air in a scene, which mostly thrives on non-innovation and sticking to tried and tested methods of music production.
A metal EP made only with the help of a computer/computers, the self titled effort sets the stage for better things to come from the band. The whereabouts of the artist is evident in the work. The EP has a malayalam feel to it, not only in the track titles, but also in the music.
Starting with Mounam, a track which transports the listener to the depths of a jungle is an ideal intro track. The atmosphere it brings is stunning. About three minutes into the track, it slips into the realms of black metal from doom and slips back, with the same flawlessness, to doom.
The self-titled track in the self titled EP, Sarvanasini deserves a post in itself. The drumming is very black metal based, but the guitars blast away in some melodies, which have a very classical touch to them. The head banger in you is invoked and it continues to behold you in that trance for the rest of the work. The chenda based beats at 4 minutes and the screams are just out of the world.
Kaalam continues in the same vein as Sarvanasini, maintaining the tempo, but with some experiments with the drumming patterns and it impresses.
The crescendo for the finale begins with the penultimate track on the album, Avasanam. It maintains the high pitched guitar melodies, which is a trademark of the album, but also something, I feel can be worked upon. Though the tunes are differecnt, they do tend to get a bit monotonous on subsequent listens to the entire album because of the range that it operates in.
The final track of the EP, Maranam Sampoornam signs it off in perfect style. It contains all the elements that makes this effort unique in first place. The transitions from the heavy riff based arrangements to the acoustic melodies is breath taking and the evil laughter at the end reminds one of the stories of Yakshis, that live on the palm trees, stalking innocent men to take them to their doom.
I would personally love to hear more works from the band. A full length album would be eagerly awaited, I am sure, by quite a lot of metal heads in the country as well.
You can download the EP here.
PS : Thanks to my friend Crucifire for linking me up to their page.
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