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Ecotone

by ROOKSCARE

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Ecotone 13:53
Arpeggiating dissonant notes in the symphony of ecotone The incongruent harmonies connect with violence met at the nape of our necks. Never seeing the fruits of our negligent will, the sun is setting, we’ve carried our cross to the hill. The reaper draws nigh, the trees heave a sigh in the night A malefic presence stirs in the breeze as the forest falls prey to this den of thieves. Malignant culture has erected a mechanized reign Are we not stewards, or were our oaths sworn in vain? If we are to protect you, then steel our hearts we must For their hands will desecrate you if the steel becomes rust. Cries of the crickets and the sputtering of engines Two anthems bleed into one A drone for the ages, contrary voices summoned forth from the ecotone’s tongue. Hear the trees palaver in esoteric whispers reminiscing days that have passed The mushrooms conspire through a myriad of networks by treading their mycelial paths. In reckless abandon, we storm into the unknown The paradox of living in an ecotone. Beholding the buildings of megalithic stature arising to swallow the sun A labyrinth of copper wire snakes through terra firma energizing this grand creation. Arranging the pieces to replicate an image of nature in our jungles of stone. The flora, the fauna—captured in an island Micro and macrocosm… We are primates learning to harness the powers of both wood and wire Driving our currents to conjure emotions; through nature, we are inspired. Uncertain eyes gaze upon our world from just beyond the treeline looking upon a peculiar scene, where lumber and concrete stand together, to tower over the land. The shadow of human achievement stretches as far as the eyes can see. The beaten path will take them to the edge of an ecotone, a stone's throw from almost heaven, where civilization and wilderness swirl into one. Simultaneously both, while ascribing to neither. We paint our faces with the sap of native pine, we sully our hands with clay of the river. We pay our tributes to god's creatures left dead, the roads stained with their forsaken gore. Time is all but lost here, like sand through a sieve. The coyote's cries seem to last forever, echoing off every hill and down every holler, beckoning us to join them. And beyond that is freedom. Victory resounds, harmonious ecotone See how the synchronic circle connects, euphoria met at the nape of our necks. Caught in reverie, spellbound by a sight so serene Hear how the scenery can inspire the sound of machines?
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"They’re sludge in the same sense than Acid Bath or Melvins are sludge as the genre is only a part of their whole conceptual scheme. Rookscare incorporates swampy acoustic passages, progressive black metal, heavy and even trad doom at times. All of this is surrounded by a constant attention to subtle details and a thick layer of psychedelia. The vocal approach also reflects this uncompromising kitchen sink formula, from clean to harsh, they’re always interesting and hostile.

The EP opens with the extensive title track and it’s followed by another long piece before delivering the sludgey, bass heavy to the point closer of “Brother James”. It’s an album full of contrasts but the mood remains constantly depressive and uneasy. It’s like if three hicks were hunting a bunch of jocks from the east coast with axes, sawed-off shotguns while smoking really potent weed out of heavy iron pipes."

-Metantoine's Magical Realm (metantoinemagicalrealm.blogspot.ca/2017/06/rookscare-ecotone-2016-86.html)

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released July 13, 2016

All Music and lyrics by ROOKSCARE with exception of bonus track
Self-Recorded / Self-Mixed by ROOKSCARE @ Vandalian Sound Studios in Milton, WV
Mastered by ANDREW D'CAGNA @ Sacred Sound Studios in Martin's Ferry, Ohio
Art by ROOKSCARE

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