Artist:Astral Skulls

Since 2014, Kurt Eckardt has been consistently releasing freaked-out punk explorations under the name Astral Skulls, and while the project has developed and grown over the years, his latest offering ‘Light Noises’ marks the closing of a chapter and opening of the next - as his final solo release before taking the project down a more collaborative road. Appropriately so, the track is so direct and candid that it plays like an invitation into Kurt’s psyche, a fitting way to send off his solo project. Kicking off with a blown-out drum track, ‘Light Noises’ opens itself up with an atmospherical guitar and some fuzzed-out undertones. The track quickly takes on an unsettling groove, that feels hypnotic and jarring at the same time, and chugs away consistently for the remainder of the track. Although the dynamics remain relatively unmoving, it’s Kurt’s sincere vocals that take control and shape ‘Light Noises’. With his deep, unaffected voice, he builds a dark and brooding scene, and as ...