Bloodworm Songs EP is the fifth total release by Portland, ME "nightmarefolk" collective Jakob Battick & Friends. If you are unfamiliar with nightmarefolk (as you should be) then perhaps this album isn't for you; it creates a dark, droning and sometimes jarring sound scape which sometimes becomes difficult to listen to. For those unfamiliar with Battick and his work this effect is intentional, the group plunges the listener under a blanket of noise and discord only to contrast the calm, soothing yet urgent mood of the rest of the music on the EP. Battick's minimalist style is evident here yet again, using hauntingly sparse rhythms he and his group of nocturnal shut ins weave a tapestry of loose ends and lamentations which ultimately conjure a sensation similar to standing on a cliff over the ocean just before dawn breaks.
The new EP is going for $6 on the groups bandcamp site, along with the download of the EP the buyer also receives almost an hour of complementary live footage from The Oak & The Axe in Biddeford, ME.
If you're a fan of folk, dark folk or just looking to be sucked into a great live show Jakob Battick & Friends are not to be missed (except you might have to miss them because the recently went on hiatus).
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