Aluk Todolo have long been one of my favorite gems of the French underground. Their music is intense and difficult to really sink your teeth into. Their brand of rock music is droning and abrasive, unapologetic and terrifying. Yes it's sometimes hard to listen too, but that's the point. The influence of bands like Swans looms heavily over the work of Aluk Todolo and the buzzing guitars and looping bass lines have a way of drawing the listener in. One might think that monochromatic instrumental rock would make for a boring listen, but this record is actually strangely fascinating.
Lux is the bands first album in 8 years and on this record they completely eschew song titles for strange sets of circles. Literally "••●●••••●●•●●" is a song title. With no obvious translation, these symbols only add to the surreal sacred geometry of the record. Aluk Todolo understand the mystifying and magical world of occult rock and Lux is yet another fitting contribution from the band. Letting yourself get lost in this madness is a delight which I can not recommend highly enough.
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