![]() The area around Santa Fe, where Baudhuin recorded the album over a two-year period, is spectacularly beautiful. I guess I’ll never know, but in listening to it the association did flourish. Like some other people who’ve already written about Serpent Moon, I wonder if I would have associated the music with the high deserts of New Mexico (places where I’ve actually spent some time) if I didn’t know that they were the major inspiration for Galen Baudhuin (of Street Tombs and Infera Bruo, among other bands) to make the album. ![]() But a friend happened to remind me of it yesterday. Like so many other albums, I had it on a long list of things to check out and never found time to get to it. This first album isn’t outside the usual boundaries, but it’s an unusual pick for a different reason: Rather than a forthcoming record or one that was very recently released, it’s been out since early May (on the Eisenwald label). There’s a lot here, and some of it is a bit outside the usual black metal boundaries, but to be fair, those boundaries have always been fluid, hence the name of this column. Maybe all the sleep has helped.įeeling hopeful that maybe this nasty bug is finally on the run, maybe I’ve also bitten off more than I can chew for today’s selections. ![]() This morning was better still, so I kept at it. I did feel better as the day rolled on, good enough to spend a lot of time listening to music. Sorry for whining about my damn cold yesterday. ![]()
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