A Musical collaboration; Bolivia solo post-black metal atmosphere artist A Night Light and Ecuador dungeon synth/dark folk solo artist Urku Llanthu present their debut split release “Ashes (Uchpa)”, which was released through Takiri Prod
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A Night Light and Urku Llanthu, Uchpa Review: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Uchpa
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of A Night Light and Urku Llanthu and their album, Uchpa
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: A Night Light presents a distorted and disturbing atmosphere from the strings, while his synths haunt the listener’s dreams. Urku Llanthu omits all electrical instrumentals, part from the keyboard. Offers the listener only ancestral instrumental and atmospheric synth work. The Second Sin, The Vocals: A Night Light‘s vocals are the only ones presented in the release, and they’re a disturbing spiritual possession… The Third Sin—The Percussions: Urku Llanthu omits all drum work within his work, A Night Light, on the other hand, presents heart-pulsing drum work and beats.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion:
A journey of ancestral settings, with unique and hypnotizing atmospheres, with sombre melodies and mystics.
As soon as the listener presses that play button, the listener is transported to ancestral settings, with unique and hypnotizing atmospheres, with sombre melodies and mystics provided by two South American artists. This takes the listener on an ancestral and mystical journal, “Ashes (Uchpa)” is a tribute to all living beings that are devastated by the spirit of fire in its path. It is a denunciation of those responsible for the use of such a powerful element to destroy behind a background of economic-lucrative reissues. While greed is more prevalent in these parts of the territory, nature is relegated to the background, forgetting that humans are dependent on it, and the wealth that it gives us is gradually coming to an end. Everything that is happening to the forests and green meadows will soon reach the big cities in a kind of boomerang, the consequences will be devastating.
We are at the point of no return, before approaching irreversible extinction. If we don’t react now, everything will have been in vain. From the experience of death in the Andean communities, the meaning of the transcendence and immanence of the spirit of beings is understood. After death, we can be in the afterlife and also in the world of the living. Wajta is an offering also known as a table, which is made in the Andean world as a tribute to Pachamama or Mother Earth. The month of August, when the planting stage begins in the highlands, is the time of year in which this offering is made, as a way of gratitude and a way of reversing the goodness of nature. This is for the following seasons and cycles of the same.
The opening piece Cenizas, which is provided and delivered by A Night Light, welcomes the listener with his five-minute dark-atmospheric piece. The opening seconds of the piece welcome the listener with the introduction of the guitar and the sound of a crackly fire that warms the soul.
As the song progresses, the listener will encounter a veil of darkness, a depressing but mystical and mechanical atmosphere within the composition of the music. A composition delivered by a fruit devilmanship of electrical instruments and vocals, that comprises a sound of distortion and tingly sensation from the strings, simple heart-pulsing drum work and beats -but effective. The vocals provided the piece with disturbing-spiritual possession vocal work and ambient synth work, pushed in the background, that fill the void.
Listing to, A Night Light for the first time, I was drawn and hooked into his music. There is something (again) magical and mystical about his song, the devilmanship, the whole composition of the music. Overall a fruit of art.
As the listener embarks on to the second and closing piece, Ashtana III, provided and delivered by Urku Llanthu. An artist who is no stranger to us, I would advise reading ‘our’ reviews articles on Urku Llanthu. But the song in question is Ashtana III, which is taking off his latest 2024 full-length release, Tarpuk Amsa. If you are new to Urku Llanthu. As mentioned in the title, Urku Llanthu is a dungeon synth/dark folk solo artist that offers and delivers the listener with an instrumental concept about “ancestral settings and mystical messages set in the belief of the Andean culture”.
Tarpuk Amsa is a musical composition that blends the fruit of art devilmanship with various instruments. These instruments include guitars, bass, various (tones, pitches, and passages) synth keys, percussion, audio sound clips of nature and the Andes environment, and wind instruments that transcend ancestral (instrumental) settings.
Overall Ashes (Uchpa) both songs are a fruit of art and delivered by fruit of art devilmanship, who knows how to compose songs and music with a lyrical understanding of their ancestral environment “past and history”. To fully experience the magic of music like this, we recommend approaching it with an open mind, headphones, and switching off all modern devices. Let the music take you on a journey that will leave you mesmerized and enchanted.
If you love music, that provides you both with an atmosphere that is mysterious and enchanting and, at the same time, depressing and dark, with a flickering light of hope. However, it will take you on a journey of unending imagination, then Urku Llanthu and A Night Light, and their Ashes (Uchpa) release is for you.
With the album coming to an enclosing, we want to give a shoutout to Night Light and Urku Llanthu for letting us review their new album. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
The Last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins of A Night Light and Urku Llanthu and their album, Uchpa
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia:
Undoubtedly, the artistry of Urku Llanthu comes alive through enchanting music that intertwines various sound effects and traditional instrumental settings, resulting in a rich and captivating sonic tapestry. Furthermore, the collaborative efforts with solo artist A Night Light only serve to enhance the depth and complexity of their musical compositions, immersing the audience in an extraordinary auditory experience.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
The artwork conveys a dark and death-like vibe that captures the lyrical theme. “After death, we can be in the afterlife and also in the world of the living”. Moreover, I believe that the artwork is instrumental in bringing the music to life.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of A Night Light and Urku Llanthu and their split album, Uchpa. Therefore, this concludes A Night Light and Urku Llanthu and their split album, Uchpa review.
Members
A Night Light (A Night Light): Everything
Atuk Urku Llanthu (Pablo Mesias) (Urku Llanthu): – songwriting, all instruments
Track-Listing
01. Cenizas (A Night Light)
02. Ashtana III (Urku Llanthu)
