Deep Down Far

Note that the title of this record contains three words and all of them bear a special relevance to understanding its moods and intentions. "Exordiri" opens with subcutaneous strings from deep under the earth's skin, a glittering and moving introduction to what must be the most obviously overwhelming of Steve's albums. Hundreds of years pass in just a few seconds, roaring thunders shake the imagination's foundations and melodic lines move with the grace and majesty of tectonic shifts. "Verus" carefully builds from a subtle piano opening into a massive wall of sound, full of pulsating octaves and fulminant string attacks, then subsides into a relaxed state, before picking up speed again and ending in a whirlwind of emotions. The latter can be said of the entire album, which has just as many romantic moments as disturbing scenes and contrasts almost naive choral fantasies with harsh and brutal basses and mencing sound effects. As if this wasn't enough, "Infinity" packs all of these singular sensations into one piece of music, placing vitriolic acid lines next to dreamy piano passages and culminating in a tender childhood dream.

Tracklisting:
1. Exordiri 8'19 =>listen!
2. Verus 15'51 =>listen!
3. Lubere 8'08
4. Gnosis 7'12
5. Seola 5'51
6. Infinity 24'25