The second release from YRSEL, the group consisting of the core of the musicians responsible for THE AUSTRASIAN GOAT and ONDO. 'Sacrifice' is a vinyl only offering. The massive tectonic drift of the 'Requiem..' CD is still here, though enhanced with further elements such as the inclusion of sampled voices such as on 'Exauguration', the track that fills Side A. Side B sees greater departures, with side opener 'Instinctual drive renunciation' being a warm and enveloping drone that gives way to the almost acoustic and rural feeling 'Totem phase'. The whole album is a conceptual meditation on the notion of sacrifice, as discussed on the back of the cover, and 'The rise of the scapegoat' is the final conflagration, massive rolling sheets of drone and slabs of noise colliding. The perfect end note for this epic album.
Presented as an edition of just 350 copies on black vinyl in a vellum style folder sleeve, housed in a heavy PVC outer. With illustrations by James McRay (Small Sacrifice, ONE LIFELESS EYE).
Tracklist:
A__01 Exauguration 20:44
B__01 Instinctual drive renunciation 7:29
B__02 Totem phase 3:27
B__03 The rise of the scapegoat 7:01
Audio samples
http://www.aurora-b.com/band_pages/YRSEL.
