Split

VINYL FORMAT. Aurora Borealis is very proud to release this split LP by two of Wisconsin's finest exports, Burial Hex and Zola Jesus. Burial Hex presents two works here. The first track "Go Crystal Tears" is the first outing for the new Burial Hex sound and highlights influences such as '80s horror synth master John Carpenter and Goblin coming to the fore and blending with the almost black metal vocal style and "horror electronics" so successfully developed on Initiations. The second track "Temple of the Flood," clocking in at a more usual 14 and a half minutes, is one of the final old-style Burial Hex tracks and and features heavily processed analog electronics and synths up until around seven minutes in where things take an unexpected turn with eroding layers of primitive percussion, water drops, and almost Martin Denny-style exotica piano runs before ending in a deluge of sub bass and redemptive church organ. Zola Jesus offers a 19-minute track that blends all the trademark sounds of this young Madison genius. Nika (aka Zola Jesus) is joined here by Dead Luke, who also plays as part of the Zola Jesus' live sound.