HÄXAN

What a gentle surprise this album was! The high ratings definitely justify for the bizarre sound and ambience that this record features from beginning to end. It's a strange record, most tracks are shapeless and unexpected, entering a new section every certain time that is completely different to the one before it. There's strong use of percussion, droning, singing, opera singing, and lots of buildups. It's also accompanied by a bunch of SFX that can be heard in pretty much the entire album. My favorite track is 'preuves d'Acier, which is a pretty fast paced track that utilizes its eighteen minutes well.

Is this avant-garde though? To be fair I thought it was closer to Post-Rock. Anyways, five stars for me.