Although The Visit's debut shares characteristics with metal, folk music, and classical, I can
safely say I've never heard anything quite like it. These five extended pieces, founded entirely
on the virtuosic bow work of cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne (Musk Ox) and Heather Sita Black's
singular voice, meld extreme metal intensity with pastoral neoclassical splendor with surprising
ease, and the grandeur of the sound world this duo builds is really something to behold. Weinroth-
Browne fluidly (or suddenly) bridges passages of plucked or droning intimacy and technical sprints
of unfettered aggression as Black assumes the distant and bereft human element that cries out from
the forceful flurries of dark, sawing strings. The seemingly unlikely pairing of voice and cello
ultimately proves itself to be a natural one and its distinctiveness distinguishes Through
Darkness Into Light as an excellent, hidden treasure of late 2015.
2 Bumps | Bump |
