INSECT ARK

Such depth of thinking about the sonics lends the album much of its cinematic, stereoscopic quality. The attention to spatial detail turns the listening experience into something genuinely immersive.

You unhinge from the plane of reality for a little while, and you’re just in this amazing place… We can’t sustain it.

9/10...Raw Blood Singing is not for the faint of heart, but for those willing to delve into its depths, it offers a richly rewarding experience. If it was the goal of Insect Ark to leave listeners in a constant state of dread and unease with Raw Blood Singing, mission accomplished.

Interview / Review (Raw Blood Singing) is a haunting gothic lushness and sweeping metallic avant-doom that touches on the idea of Diamanda Galas being backed by OXBOW.

Interview with Dana Schechter and Tim Wyskida

A fearless foray into a dark forest, where sounds spontaneously erupt and vanish without a shred of advance warning. Insect Ark delve as deep into the woods as they can, disgusted when they encounter trails previously blazed by other human beings, and delighted when they get lost and exhausted and resign themselves to absolute surrender.

Insect Ark is a project that is bent on pushing themselves to their creative peak. As long as we’re speaking about the vocals, holy shit. They’re exactly what’s needed on this album. Schechter’s voice is smooth and smoky, with a hint of a drawl that accentuates her dark and brooding lyrics.

INSECT ARK continue to sketch a very dark worldview, which, in contrast to its predecessors, has slightly more light moments and also ushers in a new visionary direction through linguistic expression. For listeners without blinkers, "Raw Blood Singing" is a captivating journey into psychological and musical abysses that takes time to understand, but resonates in the long term.

Crushingly heavy forms and layers of intricate instrumentation. The ultimate effect is thoroughly intoxicating—like simultaneously listening to a doom-drone album and an ethereal, jazzy ambient work in the vein of Laurel Halo’s Atlas.