9) Vauruvã - Mar da Deriva
Brazilian atmospheric black metal. It was the artwork on this album that managed to pull me in closer. And when that happens I give the album a taste, a few seconds to determine if a full spin is necessary. My time is a rare commodity or at least that's what I tell people. The tastes of this album failed to get my attention so it went into a dust pile in the back of my brain along with the other stray thoughts.
But, on occasion I allow particular albums to express themselves in full without being initially compelled. I'll think, "I have to wash the dishes and either I do it with something in the background or in silence." Nothing to lose if the album is mediocre. In this case, Vauruvã proved to be worth my time indeed. Is it the MOST interesting atmospheric black metal album to cross my path? Certainly not, but it does have a warm texture, a pension for memorable melodies, enough quiet folky passages to give a dynamic quality. There's enough here to be a welcome accompaniment to a long quiet highway drive at night, and that'll get you number 9.
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