3 of 3 thought this review was well written
With only a few splits and EPs behind them, Corrupted’s debut LP was nothing short of a masterstroke – despite the fact that the Japanese sludge doom outfit would come to better themselves with future LPs, Paso Inferior remains as a milestone to the excruciating and soul-destroying experience that comes with listening to Corrupted. Later releases will show the band delving into different forms of experimentation, many of which coming with some elements of melody, and so Paso Inferior can be differentiated from these subsequent efforts for its sole aim of demoralizing the listener.
The often lauded El Mundo Frio and Se Hace Por Los Suenos Asesinos are indubitably amazing compositions – while maintaining Corrupted’s sense of sonic destruction, they incorporate lengthy build-ups and harmonious climaxes to give a truly satisfying musical experience. Nevertheless, they do not match Paso Inferior on one point – a stomach churning, almost disgustingly revolting and suffocating atmosphere. This debut LP perhaps stands on its own as the album to crush all happy and positive thought, a droning piece of corrosive doom that infects you and gloats as you struggle to find a cure.
As a single forty minute track, Paso Inferior is not an easy listen. Including the fact that the Japanese group does everything in their power to make this as uncomfortable a listen as possible, the record can be somewhat inaccessible. Beginning with an introduction of feedback, Corrupted set the standard for what’s to come: the weighty and almost droning presence of the feedback never subsides throughout the record’s entire length. Even when the monstrous riffs begin raining down, even when ‘Hevi’ starts to utter his monolithic roars, the overwhelming background noise remains – and to put it bluntly, that’s all there is to the album.
The track moves at an agonizingly slow tempo; while on many occasions I’ve felt that the feeling of suffocation kept increasing as I plunged further into Corrupted's 'abyss', there is little to no variation in the track’s forty minute length. It could be argued (and probably has) that this is all the album has to offer, simply a long and repetitive song – what should not be ignored is that this is all that Corrupted choose to offer, and if one is to take them seriously, the genius of this album will most certainly emerge.
And what is this genius? If my rambling so far hasn’t made it clear, I’ll sum it up thus: a hypnotic and droning slab of doom; a vicious and unrelentingly slow surge of pure crush; the musical encapsulation of every menacing thought you’ve had, and ever will have. Despite the importance of their other full lengths, Paso Inferior is an essential album for any doom fan. The atmosphere it brings to one’s doom palate is unmatched and I am certain that this release has set the standard for all doom to come.
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written nov 2009
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noice
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this rules
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no its awful
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goddammit
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Suffocating really is the perfect word to describe this.
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their second best album if u disagree ur wrong
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this is my fav but theyre all awful
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this being your fav is the closest wrong to right, if you know what i mean
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im just gonna go ahead and pretend i do
yea
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Very nice review. You listened to the vinyl version yet?
Speaking of which, I have Se Hace coming in the mail. Am excite.
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rasp, what'd you think of Garten der Unbewusstheit?
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a bit better than this but still awful
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this is too polished for fade
still need to get around to this one. Loved el mundo frio and the new one that has all those letters n stuff
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Very nice review. You listened to the vinyl version yet?
Speaking of which, I have Se Hace coming in the mail. Am excite.
nah I haven't yet. I've decided it will be the first one I play when I get a new record player. My current one is pretty shithouse.
you have the Se Hace LP or CD coming? coz the LP doesn't go for less than like 80 bucks on ebay
rasp, what'd you think of Garten der Unbewusstheit?
in relation to corrupted's discog as a whole, I was a little disappointed. it's still an amazing record but it's their weakest so far (or at least at the same level of llenandose). there's no comparison when compared to other bands trying to do the same thing - there is no doom, there is only corrupted.
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The LP. Coming straight from Japan along with Boris' Akuma no Uta.
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zomgz where did you get it?
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Off eBay. Had the extra cash and got a good deal buying them both together. Of course, my car broke down yesterday, so I kind of need it back now, but whatever lol.
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Ah, speak of the devil:
http://i.imgur.com/BW75c.jpg
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Still need to hear this.
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