Few artists dare to push sonic horror to its breaking level. Chief Hyena revels in it. Fortunate Too is an unholy incantation set to sound, a nightmarish descent by way of dystopian shadows the place actuality warps below the load of primal percussion and hypnotic synth loops. The haunted equipment whirs and wails, unsettling sufficient by itself, however the vocals sharpen the dread—serene but laced with one thing much more sinister.
Whereas I’m no stranger to darkish, macabre, eerily Lynchian or dystopian tonal palettes, Chief Hyena nonetheless struck spectres of foreboding concern to the core as they reached the epitome of aural horror.
After the tribal percussion-driven intro, a haunting whirling dervish of synth strains entrances you, leaving you vulnerable to the only because it unravels as a darkish and twisted carnival. It’s clear that if Chief Hyena’s sound will get any darker, their discography should include a set off warning earlier than lengthy; if any artist is the primary to summon evil from the pits of hell by way of music, it’s going to be them.
There’s no escape from the looming paranoia constructed into each atom of sound. Their dystopian combine of other influences twists itself into unusual and unrelenting varieties, warping past the constraints of style; it’s pure sonic possession—resistance is futile.
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Overview by Amelia Vandergast