Black Sea is a post-metal band from Curitiba, Brazil. In December of 2010, they released their debut full-length album entitled Somethings Cannot Be Mirrored. This is the second release from the Brazilian rockers, the first being their It's All About Silence EP. The EP received a lot of recognition from post-rock enthusiasts worldwide and helped get the band into the post-rock community. Black Sea are daring music makers, but they do a very nice job at it. Bettering textures and experimenting with new sounds are just a fraction of how Black Sea write their music. Progression is key and that is where the term progressive metal comes into play. Somethings Cannot Be Mirrored blends many styles but is mainly a post-rock/post-metal album. The guitar work goes from quiet to loud, which post-rock is known for, and sounds less open than typical post-rock. The guitar work on this album is full and does not drag on. Elements of jazz bass can be heard but the atmosphere of the entire collective makes the bass sound almost like sludge or drone bass. There is also very non-traditional drumming on Somethings Cannot Be Mirrored. One thing that is not common in post-rock is vocals. Somethings Cannot Be Mirrored contains very amazing vocals that are somewhere between punk and metal style vocals. The vocals are not so much screamed as they are yelled, which is where the punk sensibility comes in. There is a very distressed tone to the vocals and this is where the metal comparison is heard. This is particularly heard in the song 'Waiting for Disarm'.
Black Sea's music is sure to please fans of post-rock and post-metal, as well as experimental music fans everywhere. Somethings Cannot Be Mirrored blends many styles (punk, metal, post-rock, post-metal) but ultimately has a style of its own. Clocking in at 40 minutes and containing 6 tracks, Somethings Cannot Be Mirrored gives the listener just the right amount of time to get lost in the music while also coming out strong. These Brazilians definitely know how to make music and hooked my attention upon first listen. I see a great future ahead for Black Sea and many great tunes to come.
Check out the track 'Waiting for Disarm' off of Black Sea's Somethings Cannot Be Mirrored:
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