whoa, where does that come from? i definitely didn't see it coming. terraformer. what a cool name, was my initial thought when i crossed paths with the band at the narshardaa big cartel store. i was browsing this shop because of a new pressing of toundra's 'II' record. i was looking for it as a potential birthday present for a friend of mine. the vinyl packaging of this terraformer record looked so good, that i gave them a listen.
i checked their bandcamp and was blown away. the band plays a brand of instrumental post rock/math metal that reminds me of toundra at times. they come from belgium and in this specific kind of music, the european bands really kick ass. i mean i like bands like red sparowes or russian circles, but toundra as well as terraformer understand to bring the right dosage of heaviness into the mix. therefore they sound very variable.
the vinyl edition of 'the sea shaper' was released three years ago by dunk records from belgium. a year earlier, in 2012, the band self-released this album on cd. dunk records pressed the vinyl in celebration of their very own dunk festival. revolvermann records from germany also collaborated on this release. this lovely orange and red merge platter comes on quality 180gr vinyl, housed in a black dust sleeve and in a beatifully artwork piece of cover sleeve. delicious all around. dunk records. revolvermann records. 2013.
