My Review: Pothamus - Varos (vinyl version)

Pothamus - Varos (vinyl version)

There is a lesser-known Belgium, not that of Coldwave, but represented by this stratospheric band, a golden-skinned musical chameleon, capable of radiating energies and provoking healthy side effects.

The old scribe here is considering a single, soon to tell you about the album from three years ago.

Gloomy the beginning, on a ground filled with fog and stunned palpitations, as if out of an earthquake, to create suspense and controlled tremors. The vocals produce a distant, psychedelic, London 1966-era vocal. The music is a slow, Post-Rock meteorite, with Doom imprints expertly kept in check. There is a lunar landing to replenish the energy that leads to an essential drumming momentum, in a crescendo of celestial intensity.  

The track's progression builds an imaginary plane capable of agglomerating impulses and references that are here mastered in a delightful way: one gets lost, one finds oneself, one compacts the need to find in music a dreamy cradle that keeps awake the adoration for subtle thoughts...

Alex Dematteis

Musicshockworld

Salford

24 March 2023

https://pothamus.bandcamp.com/track/varos-vinyl-version-ft-stefan-de-graef