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ON067 - the necrophage emerges divine

by insectarium

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The necrophage represents our lowest of the low moments in our life. A necrophage feeds on the death and waste of others. We have all had those moments in life. It is one of the extremes, the second being “divine.” No one can achieve divinity except through ego. A state of mind. It is where the necrophage wants to go, wants to be.
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ignored life 11:38
We lay on each side of these extremes. We will never be one or the other, but we have moments where we feel close to one or the other. We are ignored, question “why me,” try to change, try to communicate with others, but end up feeling like we are never good enough.
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Or it may be that we feel that we are good enough, but never measure up to what someone else thinks is good enough; but in a state of mind, we can be either. It is our choice and we need to figure it out.
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morph 05:32
Are we going to think of ourselves as the lowest of the low or something much more?
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In the end, the necrophage rises above all and is divine in its own existence.
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It doesn’t matter that the creature is still living in the mud, living off refuse; what matters is what the necrophage thinks of itself.

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To call insectarium's utterly immersive dark ambience as 'otherworldly' is only the beginning of how to portray its expansive feel.

It only takes a few moments at the start of the title track to know you can let go and disappear inside the sounds. In fact, you almost have no choice, such is the strength of pull and spaciousness of the tones and echoing notes. Just go with it. As tense and cosmic as it gets, you will always be safe, no matter how deep you listen to sound.

I had been a fan of insectarium's work from early on, around 2 years at the time of asking if he would like to make an Owlripper release, due to his collaboration with Mike Benoit, compilation submissions and then subsequent releases, so I am very pleased to share with you an album that is everything and more than I even hoped for.

An in-depth story told by warmly cocooning slow-releasing reverberations, topped off with the sweetest cherry of my favourite insectarium piece of music in 'never good enough'.

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released February 25, 2024

'never good enough' video by the owl:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIPXMUrO2eU

album on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvQQ22-s8kI

'The album is a representation of someone going through stages of being nothing and becoming something. The necrophage represents our lowest of the low moments in our life. A necrophage feeds on the death and waste of others. We have all had those moments in life.'

"insectarium is experimental dark ambient soundscapes created by Joel Hinkle in Springfield IL. Influenced by dark ambient, drone, world, ritual, & industrial. His music can be found in collaborations, compilations, several documentary films, and the Hearts of Space radio program."

Also happy birthday to Joel, as this was released to coincide nicely!

Continue on to the insectarium multiverse, 40 releases so far...
insectarium.bandcamp.com
www.youtube.com/@insectariumusic
www.instagram.com/insectarium.music
www.facebook.com/insectarium.music

...with 6 more releases on Slithering Black
slitheringblackrecords.bandcamp.com

Fantastic 10 minute Noctilucant video spotlight on insectarium:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWFR_sgXmgc

Up to date Bandcamp codes for 'Necrophage' here:
dlcm.app/owlripperrecordings/on067-the-necrophage-emerges-divine

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