Exclusive album premiere of ‘Durchfall der Lebensmaschine’ by Zagušljivi dim, set to drop on November 1, 2024, via WV Sorcerer Productions, Echodelick Records, and Ramble Records.

This trio from Čakovec, Croatia, has crafted an album that feels like standing before a once-mighty fire, now just cold ashes as the world spins wildly around us. Zagušljivi dim (Suffocating Smoke) isn’t here to hold your hand; they’re determined to jolt you awake and drag you into the depths of your own thoughts.

Their sound is unsettling, blending a strange calm with a creeping dread that wraps around you like a thick fog. Forget catchy tunes or sing-along choruses; this music ensnares you, wrapping you in a suffocating embrace that forces you to confront what you might want to ignore. Each note is a cry for freedom, desperately trying to escape the cage we’ve built around ourselves, only to be yanked back by some unseen force.

They combine the swirling colors of psychedelia with the quiet subtleties of minimalism, creating long, meditative tracks focused on feeling and atmosphere rather than conventional song structures. At the core of their work lies a mission to embark on a mantric musical journey that explores the marvelous, the eerie, the mysterious, and the oddly familiar. The smoke becomes a powerful metaphor for the truths we articulate, the transformations we undergo, and the fleeting nature of existence.

Rituals have been traded for consumerism, and our desires have twisted into something hostile. We find ourselves running on fumes, pretending to connect in a world where screens separate us, leaving only empty spaces behind. This is the suffocating smoke they evoke—pervasive and blurring the lines until we struggle to recognize what’s truly worth preserving.

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Yet, if you look closely, buried beneath all that heaviness, you might catch a flicker of hope, a reminder that something real still waits to be uncovered. Zagušljivi dim beckons us to remember that amid the ashes of what we’ve lost—something raw and real—there lies a chance for rebirth. Their music invites us to claw our way back from the haze, seeking the memory of life before it was clouded by the relentless machinery of modern existence.

Headline photo: Martin Bogdan

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