Sirom - In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper

The Slovenian avant-folk trio are back with a sonically and thematically expansive 5th album; a thrilling follow-up to their widely praised 2022 release, The Liquified Throne of Simplicity.

Navigating almost two dozen instruments (some of which they've handcrafted), and hypnotic compositions that often exceed ten minutes in length, Ana Kravanja, Iztok Koren and Samo Kutin court patient, deep-dive listeners via intricately woven atmospheres, rhythms and sonics.

In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper is arguably the sharpest evocation yet of the group's highly collective music process, enveloping rustic melodic folklore, outernational textures, non-linear song structures and dissonance, and a buzzing ambiance that can at times feel like an ecstatic ritual.