NTOMOKUM

Wondering where he is now. A Russian multi-instrumentalist SENMUTH is well renowned as one of the most prolific progressive rock artists all over the world (surprisingly he's created hundreds of albums for one and half a decade!) but sadly this album "Ntomokum" released in August 2020 is currently his latest official stuff if I'm not wrong (and actually this is my first SENMUTH). "Ntomokum" is tremendously filled with stable acoustic religious movements like mindfulness, and tribal, oriental hints, regardless of his own metallic experimentalism. As if he would have got spiritually awakened ...

Every single track has intensional tense atmosphere but it's great the entire album is veiled in a relaxing quiet environment launched by his instruments. "Ivory Ornament" features his beautiful acoustic guitar-based 'spoken words' along with delightful melody lines and soft, smooth percussive rhythmic vibes. The last "Bandiagara" has sticky, repetitive phrases that absorb and wrap up the audience. On the contrary, in "Arak Gorges" we can enjoy weird dissection ambience drenched in fuzzy, freaky electric guitar sounds. Sounds like this soundscape gives us his foresight to the current pandemic situation. The seventh track (how should we pronounce the title?) flooded with mysterious atmospheric endeavour drives us mad really. Anyway, I consider the second masterpiece "Anti-Atlas" should determine the potential of this whole creation. Solemn spiritual activity and lyrical, atmospheric melody lines are crazy fantastic. We would get immersed in his impressive, strong messages.

Finally. Let me say thanks to my progressive rock mate Luca (octopus-4) for notifying me of his wonderful creations.