Bosque


Dead Nature (Demo CD-R) 2005 None
Bosque is a one man project by the Portuguese D. and this is his first demo. Three ten-minute songs showcase a raw form of funeral and death doom, with spoken and clean vocals.

The main thing that is remarkable are the melodic riffs and occasional lead melodies, which give the demo a relatively light sound. Paired with the interesting reverbing vocals, this makes the demo primitive - and eerie sounding. Sadly enough, the production is not very good, which greatly obscures the actual Bosque sound.

This demo sounds a bit like Thergothon and Stabat Mater, and harbours a lot of potential, but Bosque needs better production to be able to truly prove its worth.


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1. Dead Nature
2. Cold January
3. The Winter Fall

Approx. 31 minutes
Reviewed by: Oscar Strik
Bosque/Senthil Split (Split CD) 2006 Pale Horse
For this split, two underground extreme doom artists team up with a young label. Both Senthil and Bosque have released earlier demos, so they might be familiar names to some. We get some raw tracks from both artists that might be interesting for those deep into the extreme underground.

Portuguese Bosque comes with a new tripartite track in the vein of the 'Dead Nature' demo. That means slow, pounding drums, searing lead guitars, and hellish screams. The calmer interludes and the main guitar lines make these tracks varied and interesting, but the lack of sound quality hinders the music. I hope Bosque will manage a bit more next time.

On the other side, lack of production seems to be what Senthil is thriving on. These two tracks are full of raw guitars, screams, vomiting, and whatnot. Obviously, this project is all about being as sick as possible. Think Stabat Mater and Wormphlegm. Now, you could either say this is (intentionally?) underproduced easy-attention crap, or raw, underground and extreme. It's all in the eye of the beholder. I'd say this 'ekkstreme sikkness' thing is past its prime. If you think it's not, you might like this.



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Bosque:
1. Under the capricorn sky - part I
2. Under the capricorn sky - part II
3. Under the capricorn sky - part III

Senthil:
4. Premeditation - Part I
5. Premeditation - Part II

Approx. 60 minutes
Reviewed by: Oscar Strik