XCIII are a band from France that h as had music reviewed before in this zine and on this recording plays an avant garde and experimental mixture of black metal, trip hop and industrial and this is a review of their 2019 ep "The Blue" which was released by Anesthetize Productions.
Clean playing starts off the ep along with some spoken word parts a few seconds later while synths are also added into some parts of the recording. At times the music also gets very experimental and progressive sounding along with some female vocals also being utilized quite a bit throughout the recording.
Programmed beats and trip hop elements are also added into some parts of the music while the songs also have their progressive moments. All of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them along with the heavier sections of the songs also being mixed in with the more experimental side of the tracks
Touches of industrial can also be heard in certain sections of the recording along with some male vocals also being utilized briefly. One of the tracks is also very long and epic in length as well as the heavier sections of the songs also showing an influence of black metal, as the ep progresses a brief use of whispered vocals and hip hop style rapping can also be heard. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Romanticism, Human nature and Spleen themes.
In my opinion this is another decent sounding recording from XCIII and if you are a fan of avant garde black metal, experimental, progressive, industrial and trip hop, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE 'Abstract" and "The Blue". 7/5 out of 10.
Bandcamp: https://anesthetize.bandcamp. com/album/the-blue
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ xciiispleen
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ channel/ UCMQbJYLSA9a6oMkKkofoWtA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ xciii.paris/
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