Have you found peace?
by Aortes
poisonknife
poisonknife
Atmospheric, audio- temporal experience that leads you down a poetic-- and cinematic- narrative. Masterfully crafted conceptual album that listens like a memory in time that over-powers your being with emotions-- rather than relying heavily on clever lyrical content-- this album wields the magic of raw sound to speak directly about pain that cannot be reversed and gives the listen a sense of catharsis at its end. Each song is fairly balanced and flows pretty well throughout the record.
Favorite track: No Word.
Krist Wellbrook-Millar
Krist Wellbrook-Millar
Crushing riffs, bleak soundscapes and heavy rhythms set the perfect sonic backdrop to a compelling and well-crafted album concept. Autism serves heavy music for life in its heaviest moments. A must listen for those who like their metal to be both challenging and cerebral.
Favorite track: No Word.
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumDeluxe box edition of "Have you found peace?" album, hand-made by the band members themselves, including:
- hand-made and hand-printed box
- gatefold 12'' Vinyl
- CD version
- specially designed Tote Bag
- six letters to Nolan, each individually written via typewriter
- 3 newspaper articles about what happened to Nolan
- 3 photographs of Nolan.
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Rememorari
02:32
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No Word
11:06
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Home is where I found you
When you were scared and cold
Your wounded heart wide open
It made me feel so strong
He's sound asleep
And your trust betrayed
I promised to gods
To take you away
I saw the birches turn upside down
I saw your mouth grasping for a breath
I saw your eyes glazing in denial
I saw your body half-burned on the ground
The fog dispersed so I could watch my crime
After I crawled away like a wounded worm
My idle hands did not reach for yours
They slowly wrapped around my own head
Just one moment.
One night too dark.
One soul broken for years to come.
No call. no letter. no note. no word.
Just an empty bed, as if you were never there.
For all the times I left you on your own
For being the only one to share your grief
For leaving you for good all those years ago
As the weight of your pain became too much to bare
And for being so damn far away
When you decided to disappear
I curse myself.
One moment. one night too dark
Betrayal
At dawn
Soul broken
For years to come
No letter
No word
And empty bed
As if you were never there.
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Tremorous Luminance
07:55
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Haunting Recollections
10:53
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Watching the Flame
06:13
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Nycto-
03:24
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No Word (instrumental)
10:56
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about
"HAVE YOU FOUND PEACE?" Concept
Winter 1988. The 16 year-old Nolan and his friend plan to steal the car of one of their parents. Nolan’s father, an alcoholic, is passing out in the living room. Thus, they decide to wait. Rain falls heavily. Driving into the woods, Nolan loses control of the wheel and the car crashes into a ditch, catching fire. Nolan sustains severe burns on his face and part of his body, while his friend gets away with mild burns on his hands.
After the incident, they stopped seeing each other and they never talked again. It had torn them apart. Nolan had been damaged for the rest of his life, and for 14 years, his friend felt guilty for getting away so easily. He started writing letters as a way of dealing with his guilt and the resulting insomnia. Five letters were written over time, and a sixth read, ‘Dear Nolan, I just read the paper…“As of February 20th, 2002 the search for Nolan Hayes has been stopped.”’
All this time Nolan had not been answering his friend’s letters. After all, his face and body were burnt, his social life was ruined, his father was a drunk, and Nolan descended into a deep depression. Then one day, he just disappeared. A Missing Person investigation was started by the police, but after four years without clues, they stopped the search. No word of him came to his family, his friends or his coworkers, and Nolan was never to be seen again.
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"Have You Found Peace?" is the epitome of the band’s use of cinematic storytelling, and is somewhat of a musical Gesamtkunstwerk, featuring collaborations with bands that AUTISM has performed with in the past. Krzysztof Traczyk, who is the vocalist of Polish post-metal act ROSK, has provided vocals and narration throughout the album, most notably to the second track “No Word”, which carries a heavy Cult of Luna-vibe. Contributing to the same track we find the Lithuanian ambient/noise artist OORCHACH, while further collaborations involve cult ambient artist Laurynas Jukonis (GIRNŲ GIESMĖS, ORO!ORO!, ANUBI) and Valdas Voveraitis (ERDVE). The latter intensifies the track “Haunting Recollections” with his moody saxophone phrasings and a blistering solo towards the climax of the track.
Have You Found Peace? is a logical continuation from the previous AUTISM albums, but with its lengthy catalog of collaborations, it transcends anything the band has ever done before. Through a subtle blend of spoken word narratives and a dynamic soundtrack of soaring guitars and enigmatic ambient textures, AUTISM manage to present their story in a truly unique fashion, creating an ambitious statement of their artistry.
Winter 1988. The 16 year-old Nolan and his friend plan to steal the car of one of their parents. Nolan’s father, an alcoholic, is passing out in the living room. Thus, they decide to wait. Rain falls heavily. Driving into the woods, Nolan loses control of the wheel and the car crashes into a ditch, catching fire. Nolan sustains severe burns on his face and part of his body, while his friend gets away with mild burns on his hands.
After the incident, they stopped seeing each other and they never talked again. It had torn them apart. Nolan had been damaged for the rest of his life, and for 14 years, his friend felt guilty for getting away so easily. He started writing letters as a way of dealing with his guilt and the resulting insomnia. Five letters were written over time, and a sixth read, ‘Dear Nolan, I just read the paper…“As of February 20th, 2002 the search for Nolan Hayes has been stopped.”’
All this time Nolan had not been answering his friend’s letters. After all, his face and body were burnt, his social life was ruined, his father was a drunk, and Nolan descended into a deep depression. Then one day, he just disappeared. A Missing Person investigation was started by the police, but after four years without clues, they stopped the search. No word of him came to his family, his friends or his coworkers, and Nolan was never to be seen again.
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"Have You Found Peace?" is the epitome of the band’s use of cinematic storytelling, and is somewhat of a musical Gesamtkunstwerk, featuring collaborations with bands that AUTISM has performed with in the past. Krzysztof Traczyk, who is the vocalist of Polish post-metal act ROSK, has provided vocals and narration throughout the album, most notably to the second track “No Word”, which carries a heavy Cult of Luna-vibe. Contributing to the same track we find the Lithuanian ambient/noise artist OORCHACH, while further collaborations involve cult ambient artist Laurynas Jukonis (GIRNŲ GIESMĖS, ORO!ORO!, ANUBI) and Valdas Voveraitis (ERDVE). The latter intensifies the track “Haunting Recollections” with his moody saxophone phrasings and a blistering solo towards the climax of the track.
Have You Found Peace? is a logical continuation from the previous AUTISM albums, but with its lengthy catalog of collaborations, it transcends anything the band has ever done before. Through a subtle blend of spoken word narratives and a dynamic soundtrack of soaring guitars and enigmatic ambient textures, AUTISM manage to present their story in a truly unique fashion, creating an ambitious statement of their artistry.
credits
released February 4, 2019
AUTISM :
Tomhetas - Guitar
Karolis - Guitar
Linas - Bass
Domantas - Drums
GUEST APPEARANCES:
- Krzysztof Traczyk (ROSK) - vocals, narration
- Mateusz Szymański (ROSK) - drone, ambient on „Rememorari“
- Povilas Vaitkevičius (VILKDUJA, OORCHACH) - drone, ambient on „No Word“
- Laurynas Jukonis (GIRNŲ GIESMĖS, ORO!ORO!, ANUBI) - drone, ambient on „Nycto-“ and „Tremorous Luminance“
- Valdas Voveraitis (ERDVE) - saxophone on „Haunting Recollections“
Evaldas Petkus - cello on „Haunting Recollections“
AUTISM :
Tomhetas - Guitar
Karolis - Guitar
Linas - Bass
Domantas - Drums
GUEST APPEARANCES:
- Krzysztof Traczyk (ROSK) - vocals, narration
- Mateusz Szymański (ROSK) - drone, ambient on „Rememorari“
- Povilas Vaitkevičius (VILKDUJA, OORCHACH) - drone, ambient on „No Word“
- Laurynas Jukonis (GIRNŲ GIESMĖS, ORO!ORO!, ANUBI) - drone, ambient on „Nycto-“ and „Tremorous Luminance“
- Valdas Voveraitis (ERDVE) - saxophone on „Haunting Recollections“
Evaldas Petkus - cello on „Haunting Recollections“
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AORTES (ex-Autism) dark and chaotic post metal band from Vilnius, Lithuania.
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