when i had 'atma' in my possession and was liking it very much, a well known procedure kicked in. i put my lazy self in front of my home computer device and checked the dicography and available titles. in yob's case the more recent releases crossed my way first. the latest relapse re-press of 'catharsis', which really isn't my thing, and 'clearing the path to ascend'.
'clearing the path...' is yob's latest album and was actually released through neurot records. the vinyl version though was handled by good ol' relapse records. so presentation wise i knew i could rely on their appreciated common quality. for the musical part i downloaded the album first.
there are only four songs of which 'clearing the path...' consists but every single song is a masterpiece on its own. i love how yob manages to put so many emotions in one song but still keep them clearly recognisable as one coherent piece. if i should pick a favourite my decision would probably be rendered towards 'marrow'. one word: beautiful!
i bought this record from the ebay representation of high roller records, of which i snagged the 'atma' lp too. again everything went that smooth. thumbs up! what i have here is part of the third pressing, i believe. this oxblood version is 'limited' to 1500 copies and looking sharp. still available. relapse records. 2014.
