Mournful Congregation are back with may be their best work so far.The June Frost is a exercise in sorrow and despair and with perfect production to carry it off,the album reeks of class.Opening the album, ‘Solemn Strikes the Funeral Chime’ is an almost perfect precursor to The June Frost’s musical aesthetic. It begins with the slightly muffled ringing of a church bell, around which the song builds itself, organs laying the ground work before the guitars and their respective feedback complete the sonic saturation. The album has a very large focus on far reaching lead guitar lines, which often play over slower yet intricate melodies provided by the rhythm guitar, sometimes feeding off of each and at other times going their own separate ways, though remaining in a state of coherence.
With a short yet beautiful guitar line leading the song,the opening track wastes no time in introducing this technique to us while its effervescence washes over the listener.For the most part, The June Frost is a very ethereal sounding album; its largely solemn feel is complemented by the band’s tendency to write meandering and dreamy melodies. The album’s lucid production is very apt, remaining clear but not overly so, thus allowing there to be a certain merger between the various parts of the music to create a saturating wall of sound. The vocals are simply another element of the album, and in no way direct it more than the instruments; more often than not they complement the particular song’s melody, and generally fade into the ambience. It’s actually to the album’s favour that the vocals take the backseat; tracks like ‘The June Frost’ are completely instrumental and absolutely amazing, and the inclusion of the low and sluggish growls would definitely detract from their effect.
The June Frost, much like The Monad of Creation is an album with a specific direction in mind, and this most evidently shows in its composition. It’s the result of a long process of deliberation, and one can tell how much effort has gone to its construction in the way it flows, with almost nothing impeding its motion. Along with this, it’s also the result of a long process of evolution; the band has been writing music for over fifteen years now and it sounds like they are their peak right now. Highly recommended.9/10
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