Tassi are a band from China that plays a mixture of post black metal and blackgaze and this is a review of their 2021 double album "Northland I • II" which will be released in April by Anesthetize Productions.
Post rock style clean playing and nature sounds start off the album along with some ambient style synths a few seconds later which also mixes in with the heavier sections of the songs at times. Spoken word parts can also be heard on some of the songs and a great portion of the tracks are also very long and epic in length.
Clean vocals are also a very huge part of the recording while all of the drum beats are also programmed and the music also brings in a great amount of shoegaze elements. High pitched depressive black metal screams are also utilized quite a bit throughout the album and the riffs also add in a lot of melody.
When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very melodic style along with the music also having its atmospheric moments. Female vocals can also be heard briefly as well as some blast beats and tremolo picking being introduced on one song and they also give the recording more of a raw feeling.
All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them as well as some of the songs also adding in whispered vocals as well as some tracks also adding in a small amount of samples, as the album progresses a brief use of death metal growls can also be heard. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics are a concept album based upon a troubadour named Tassi and his spiritual and esoteric journey to paths of wisdom and the songwriting is also very Buddhist orientated.
In my opinion Tassi are a very great sounding mixture of post black metal and blackgaze and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Kita no Kuni" "Ancient Dream Book" "Deva" and "Entropy Vocatio". 8 out of 10.
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