The Lovecraft Sextet - Black​†​White

Darkjazz Jason strikes again with a seven inch that continues the incredibly thick eeriness of the Doomjazz / Black Metal blend on "Miserere", his last album as The Lovecraft Sextet - and once again adds a new twist.

The Lovecraft Sextet - Black​†​White (7") (2023)

Jason Köhnen himself pitches these two two tracks "Black" and - who would have thought? -"White" as being inspired by saxophone legends like Albert Ayler and Pharoah Sanders as well as early Napalm Death and Beherit. Plus my own almost overused  reference for anything blasting and blowing in this johnzornish direction, PainKiller.

And I honestly don't see much need for description beyond those pillars, because Köhnen  obviously possesses all the necessary experience in gloomy Jazz and musical extremism to pull this off, especially since the saxophone - the only instrument not handled by himself - is once again played by none other than the great Colin Webster.

Other than on the last album, where Black Metal was adopted mostly through its horrid atmosphere, "Black​†​White" actually features bursts from a smooth yet doomy, upright-bass-driven Jazz foundation into ferocious blast attacks. And while those still explode into the existing creepy nocturnal vibe, they indeed also have that demolishing chaotic Grindcore energy - including unhinged bestial yelling.

In that spirit it probably fits that - no surprise given the format - this is a rather short release of just ten minutes total. Which divided by two is still Bell Witch compared to the twelve tracks of Dead Neanderthals's "Rat Licker" EP, right?

The only thing left for me to do here is to threaten you with being beaten bloody by hooligan ghosts if you don't listen to this immediately - and to conclude that every moment of this is perfection worthy of the Michael Fassbender meme. Superb!