The “graveyard folk” genre isn’t exactly one bursting at the seams with new releases, but even if it were, this album would still remain firmly at the head of its class. Steve Von Till’s particular brand hits all the right marks with me, maybe that’s just because I love Neurosis (platonically, ya’ll) or maybe that’s just because this is an excellent, excellent album long overdue the vinyl treatment. Finland’s Svart Records do it up right, too. A heavy-duty gatefold jacket and remastered audio on a non-DMM pressing (despite what you might have heard – that’s a good thing) means this record will be spilling over with old-school analogue warmth. You can pick up a copy direct from svartrecords.com in Finland or from the Von Till’s themselves at neurotrecordings.com. A word of advice if you order from Neurot – use paypal and stay on top of them about your order.

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