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Of Amber and Sand

by Kurokuma

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Kyle SB Kurokuma lean even further into their experimental side and deliver a complex, unpredictable album that's simultaneously hypnotizing and brutal. It's Kurokuma, 'nuff said. Favorite track: I Am Forever.
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Joe Building on their fantastic debut, on which they established their unique take on hypnotic sludge, Kurokuma's latest is more of the same. Spellbinding riffs and atmosphere, superb production and well crafted song structures. These guys work hard on their craft, and it shows.
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woollenj hey Joe sign it for me it's James Woollen

sounds great dude

looking forward to hearing rest of album
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    releases August 9, 2024

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    digital album releases August 9, 2024
    item ships out on or around August 7, 2024
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Comes with lyric sheet / inlay.

    Includes digital pre-order of Of Amber and Sand. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    digital album releases August 9, 2024
    item ships out on or around August 7, 2024
    Purchasable with gift card

      £22 GBP or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in 4-panel Digipak.

    Includes digital pre-order of Of Amber and Sand. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around August 9, 2024
    Purchasable with gift card

      £10 GBP or more 

     

  • Encased in Amber vinyl variant of the album + the official Of Amber and Sand candle. Very limited amount.

    Burn the candle while listening to the record for the full experience.

    The candle is amber coloured, amber scented, contains real amber pieces, comes in an amber glass and was made by Amber (Zakk's partner).

    Made with coconut wax and all ingredients are vegan friendly.

    Weight: approx 550g
    Burn time: approx 50hrs

    More of Amber's wares at: www.etsy.com/shop/xsaltwitchx/
    shipping out on or around August 9, 2024
    edition of 10  3 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

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  • Of Amber and Sand Test Press
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    The test presses for the final version of the album. Black vinyl.

    Includes digital pre-order of Of Amber and Sand. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

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1.
I Am Forever 04:50
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Sealed is the past The path lies in mist But I am the present And I am forever There is only now Now I awaken Threshold eternal Essence of real Here I reside
2.
Sandglass
3.
Death No More
4.
Clepsydra
5.
Fenjaan
6.
Bell Tower
7.
Neheh
8.
Timekeeper
9.
Crux Ansata 05:51
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Nascent and rich With ephemeral gold Precious lucre That flees the tightest hold Commonest thing Surfeit in the fresh-born Blessed unto The wretched and Noble Squander Waste in Profligacy Ignorant hands Cast off freely Endowment once Glutted and bountiful Coveted And bestowed without toil Stripped with each moon Whittled down to the core Filched neath your gaze Consumed from one and all Bountiful stream Once held in numb repose Cracks in drought And grips in mortal thrall What you would trade For meagre slivers more Truest riches Squandered by Intransigence Youthful folly Turned to futile Lamentation Known in wisdom Tearless mourning Make your peace now Crux Ansata
10.
Awakening
11.
Chronoclasm

about

Of Amber and Sand is the blistering second album from Kurokuma.

Transcending the banality of modernity, it channels the ephemeral and eternal through 6 meditations on the theme of time, all bound together with 5 liminal pieces taking the listener from the inception of existence to the endless beyond.

Perfection is fleeting and everything is forever...or is it?

credits

releases August 9, 2024

Guitar / vocals: Jake Mazlum
Bass / vocals: Zakk Wells
Drums: Joe E. Allen

"Lots of bands like to say they ‘do their own thing’ but only a handful defy expectations the way Kurokuma do" (9.5/10) - GBHBL

"Of Amber and Sand sees Kurokuma crafting a whole new genre of heavy metal where only they reign wholly supreme" - Outlaws of the Sun

"Each listen you're picking up something new. It's an absolutely ferocious album." - Heavy Matters

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ian Boult at Stuck On A Name, Nottingham

Interludes by Empyrean Silence
Baglama solo in I Am Forever by Babak Sharifimajd
Bridge riff in Crux Ansata written by Bing
Breakdown in Chronoclasm written by Thomas Wesley Pentz

Artwork by Mila K
Logo by Enso
Photos by Johnny Lannen

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