Spectral by Sum Of R
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The LP is also available in WV Sorcerer's Big Cartel webshop and Bandcamp (located in France). And the CD version with an extra Track via Dusktone (located in Italy) & distributed by Season of Mist.
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Sum Of R - Spectral
幽魂光譜 浮沈深淵
Swiss-Finnish avant-garde trio’s new exorcism is a haunting swell of psychedelic doom and krautrock alchemy.
The sonic explorers Sum Of R return with Spectral, their most haunting and possessed work to date. This eight-track, shape-shifting journey delves deep into ritualistic psychedelia, experimental doom, and a surreal fusion of krautrock influences, using these elements as creative tools to explore the mutation of sound. Following the critical acclaim of 2022’s Lahbryce, which marked the band’s rise as a trio and saw them conquer stages from Roadburn to Desertfest, Spectral intensifies their hypnotic spell with a heavier, stranger, and more possessed sonic palette.
Formed in 2008 by Swiss musician Reto Mäder (Ural Umbo, JeGong, RM74), Sum Of R has undergone multiple sonic incarnations. In recent years, the band solidified into a menacing... mehr
Mitwirkende
wird veröffentlicht am 3. Oktober 2025
Reto Mäder: bass guitar, synthesizer, effects, tapes, metallophon, mellotron, manipulations // composition
Marko Neuman: vocals, noise // lyrics
Jukka Rämänen: drums, percussion, piano, synthesizer
Guests: Juho Vanhanen (vocals on Solace), G. Stuart Dahlquist (bass on Agglomeration), and Yusaf Parvez (vocals on Beer Cans In A Bottomless Pit)
Spectral mixed at Hinterzimmer, Bern by Reto Mäder
Mastered at Redwood Studio, Philadelphia by Arthur Rizk
Artwork by Felipe Froeder (Arcano XV)
Contact:
sumofr@gmail.com
sumofr.bandcamp.com
© & ℗ WV Sorcerer Productions & Sum Of R 2025
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Tracklist
| 1. | Solace (feat. Juho Vanhanen) | 4:51 |
| 2. | Agglomeration (feat. G. Stuart Dahlquist) | 4:20 |
| 3. | Null | 7:52 |
| 4. | Waltz Of Death | 6:39 |
| 5. | Beer Cans In A Bottomless Pit (feat. Vicotnik) | 7:25 |
| 6. | Empty Rooms | 3:32 |
| 7. | The Solution | 3:31 |
| 8. | Violate | 5:28 |
| 9. | Cold Signature | 5:37 |
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The current incarnation of the band sees Reto Mäder (Ural Umbo, JeGong, RM74) teamed up with Jukka Rämänen (Dark Buddha Rising, Hexvessel, Waste Of Space Orchestra, Dust Mountain) on drums and Marko Neuman (Dark Buddha Rising, Ural Umbo, Waste Of Space Orchestra, Convocation) on vocals.