Ea Taesse

Out from the dark unknown comes Ea, a band that is mysterious in both their identity and location. Being a new outfit, that I know of, the level of production and talent here is what you would expect from only the best efforts of a seasoned funeral act. Or perhaps they are veterans, creating Ea as a side project. Brand new or not, Ea no doubt shines forth an epic album full of atmosphere and mysteries.


The songs are a haunting kaleidoscope of dark ambiance, despair and beauty. Ea’s shadowy creation is like a lost, mournful ghost, forever wandering though the land of shadows and moonlight. There is an ample supply of hopelessness and doom, but there is also an ancient beauty that resonates throughout this majestic construct. Ea Taesse could be considered one long song that clocks in a little over 50 minutes. But Ea splits Ea Taesse into three different parts, Laeleia, Mea Ta Souluola, and Ea Taesse. But in my opinion, I think this album was meant to be listened to as a whole. Just turn off the lights, kick up and let the journey begin.


No instrument here overpowers any other. They all form a perfect balance of orchestrated darkness. The guitars and bass work are low-tuned and hypnotic, creating an empty and eerie feel. They also strike up melodic leads from time to time, along with a handful of occasional acoustic passages. The drumming is quite talented also, never too repetitive and always doing something different. The main vocals, whatever strange language they are speaking in, are an extreme low growling whisper. There are also female vocals that haunt the background here and there as well. Vocals are not plentiful here though; probably a good 95% of Ea Taesse is totally instrumental. The strings, drums and vocals all create a dark ocean of sorrow and mystery that rise and fall in great tides. But if these instruments are the vast dark waters of Ea, then the keyboard is the moon that creates the tides. The keys are a gravitational pull of dark energy that constantly tug and twist at Ea Taesse, creating horror and sorrow, bleakness and beauty. You will hear melodic passages of church stile organs, ethereal swirls of majestic atmospheres, church bells, angelic choirs, piano passages, and xylophone stile clinks that reminds me of something out of Nightmare on Elm Street.


Hopefully this is just the beginning for Ea, so many funeral doom bands come and go. They create something that is completely epic and original here. This is a must-have for any funeral fan that does not already own Ea Taesse. Fans of Monolithe, Comotose Vigil, Skepticism, even older Draconian will be stunned by the brilliance and vastness of Ea’s Ea Taesse.