CD released: Nov 05, 2021
ôThe Death Of Meaningö is the translated rendering of the new Gnod albumÆs title, and this also reflects its creation. As Paddy Shine of Gnod notes: ôI think the title sums it up well because this album was coming together at a time when confusion was king for us all - still is. I think we can all relate to that. This record is a really strange beast because of the big change that happened between mixing and recording. I think the title really does sum up the vibe of æWhat the FuckÆ? Maybe we should have called it that! öWielding the taut, stripped-down and bludgeoning sound that had evolved on 2017Æs æJust Say No The Psycho Right-Wing Capitalist Fascist Industrial Death MachineÆ and 2018Æs æChapel PerilousÆ, Gnod initially recorded the tracks for æLa Mort Du SensÆ around the Christmas period of 2019. Nonetheless, the arrival of the pandemic took the record on another course, adding to a turbulent and cathartic vitality that electrifies the likes of the caustic Melvins-in-hell assault of æPink Champagne BluesÆ and the post-punk angularity of æThe Whip And The TongueÆ with a fearsome elemental charge Masters of an approach which manages to be both unmistakeable and unpredictable. Gnod are now well established as prophets of the dispossessed. æLa Mort Du SensÆ is no less than another relentlessly invigorating stop off on their wild ride to who knows where. ôGot No Obvious Destination, innitö |
