I knew I heard of or read about this project name before. The previous release was reviewed in Vital, but by my dear colleague FdW. His closing words back then were ‘A fine reminder of music I don’t hear as often as I did but which I immensely enjoy’. So this opens perspectives. In his review he mentions guitar drone like pieces and things that are closer to post rock. With both styles – if executed correctly – you will make any Bauke a Happy Bauke, so my expectations are set. Unsub is a project by Kevin Fetus / FetusK who is professional a graphic designer for the music industry. Hence this album’s tagline “Every Monster Had A Bad Day” is nicely shaped into some creepy artwork by his capable hands. The other member of Unsub is none other then Uncle Steve Davis of +DOG+. Kevin does guitar, drones and beats and Steve focusses on synths. And this album is the second one they’re doing together.
“Suffer Apathy” counts 5 tracks, 4 of which are in between the 8 and 9 minute mark. Closing track “Enduring Shame” is a whopping 15 minutes, so about 50 minutes total. The opening track “Inborn Casket” is a nice drone structure and it ‘cleanses the pallet’ so to say. The second track “Feral Orb” gets closer to post rock and as ambient as well as a bit more intrusive structures. While listening I thought at that moment about the ‘beats’ that Kevin did, but I hadn’t really heard anything yet … So yeah, while I was thinking that (honest!) the third track “Addicted to Sorrow” started and there we had them. Very nice ambient easy to the ears but hard on the soul guitar music. Lots of variation musically and keeping it interesting constantly.
The fourth track “Sorority Corpse” isn’t really a song but it’s not really a drone either. It keeps on playing with tension over and over and over. If this is like a buildup towards that final 15 minute track … “Enduring Shame” closes this album. Postrock melodies with ghastly screaming in the back. Like a symphonic composition themes are used to create a continuity in the track, while sounds and structures are exchanged and used to emphasize different parts. And it keeps on building and building, creating extra layers and guitars and I think I also heard piano and solo’s and powerchords and … And … After 13 minutes there is a breakdown and all that’s left is the atmosphere of a horror movie …
As said before, the tagline of this album is “Every Monster Had A Bad Day”. But this monster listened to the new Unsub and suddenly this particular day wasn’t that bad after all.
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