On Kinetic, Catacombe create no gimmicks and have no intention of trying to be heavy or different. The album is just pure, musical beauty, and that is what Catacombe intended on when writing Kinetic. At times the album is hypnotic, pulling the listener in and dousing them in musical gasoline until a fire of sonic musicianship takes over their entire core.
Usually the music goes from melodic and atmospheric to sludgy and depressing however, there is a very skilled tone to the guitars and drums that captures the listener. The opening track 'Grundsatz' is a very haunting track and although it is repetitive, the quality of the track is so developed that it leaves the listener wanting more. 'Supernova' sticks to depressing sludge and doom while 'Sequoia' is a happier sounding track, due to how the guitar notes sound. The track 'Anna-Liisa' takes a more progressive and psychedelic direction in sound, using keyboards and haunting samples. 'Memoirs' is an extended track from their first EP and starts out very similar to the original version. The extended version of 'Memoirs' however, is more energetic and builds up into more of an epic sounding crescendo, eventually leveling out with simple chords. 'Cavalgada Epic' contains heavy, sludgy guitar passages but then breaks down into a progressive jazz passage towards the second half of the track. 'Mockba' is another heavy track that resembles the others, but this time around there is a short drum solo and bass passage that give the song a unique twist.
On Kinetic, Catacombe prove that one does not have to create 14-minute tracks to build epic atmospheres. Although the album is not as technical as some atmospheric post-metal, it is very skilled and developed. Personally, this style of music is better played raw and that is why Catacombe's Kinetic is an honest masterpiece.
Check out the track 'Memoirs' off of Catacombe's debut album Kinetic:
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