Before the rich assholes tried to go into the sea, they attempted space first. Uh, kinda sorta. Hardly a surprise, because if there’s a way to monetize the majesty of the stars, these people will figure out a method. For the rest of us, we are left to dream, wonder, yearn. We can bask under the night sky, take journeys in our mind, and find our own hypnosis that carries us on to our next adventure.

“Silent Future” can be that means of flexing into the stars without having to be a giant rich idiot in order to do it. It’s the product of a collaboration between Chicago-based psyche power Rezn and Mexico City galactic wanderers Vinnum Sabbathi, and together this force creates something riveting that can take you beyond the earth’s crust. Rezn—vocalist/guitarist Rob McWilliams, bassist Phil Cangelosi, drummer Patrick Dunn, synth/sax player/flautist Spencer Ouellette—just put out their killer “Solace” in March and are about to hit the road with like-minded powers Elder. Along with them are Vinnum Sabbathi—guitarist/drummer/percussionist Gerardo Arias, bassist Samuel Lopez, guitarist/synth player Juan Tamayo, FX wizard Roman Tamayo—whose last full-length was 2020’s “Of Dimensions and Theories” and have been exploring the outer realms for more than a decade. Also on this record are Victor “KB” Velazquez who provides additional guitars and Manuel Wohlrab, the very crucial spoken word segments woven into these tracks, helping form a greater whole and a majestic adventure that’ll leave you mentally stimulated and psychologically tingling.

“Born Into Catatonia” is a brief instrumental that slowly tears open this collaborative world as spoken messages swim in the murk, feeling like a strange transmission from beyond that slips into “Unknown Ancestor” where guitars spill, and new sounds slowly surface. More speaking from Wohlrab makes your mind tingle, numbing with sonic pressure, and then the doom explodes, raining fire from the heavens. Fluid singing teams with hypnotic visions, and then the playing jars again, a great chorus rushes in from the stars, and the pace shifts, making its way for the final part of the opening triptych, “The Cultigen.” There, the singing merges with the stars, and keys pulsate as McWilliams calls, “Acid rains from the fountain of your god.” A strange cloud forms as a result, taking off for a trip into the universe.

“Hypersurreal” is muddy and doomy when it starts, the speaking making your blood chill as it continues to tell its alien story. Firing jolts bruise your ribs, and the spacey journey and synth swirls unite, McWilliams calling, “Seems like I’m all alone,” as the sparks dot the horizon. “Clusters” brings reverberating synth as the strains of extraterrestrial life swim through your psyche, the strangeness playing games with you as if from a dream, letting you know the threats in the sky are real. “Morphing” floats in from beyond, the singing floating in a misty early morning before the sun rises. The tempo rises as the melodies work through the stars, liquifying before the synth turns everything to ice. Guitars swell as things get heavier and burlier, continuing to spill fuel as the fires rage toward the clouds. Closer “Obliterating Mists” mesmerizes and rumbles, the singing hypnotizing, pulling you into mystery. A gentle haze builds as the speaking increases, sludgy drubbing spilling out of the cracks, simmering and flexing as the mud multiplies, and the messages are transmitted eons past our own world.

This collaboration between Rezn and Vinnum Sabbathi is one that feels like it was destined to happen, something that feels apparent after just a single trip through “Silent Future.” This record is the perfect soundtrack for nighttime stargazing as you consider what lurks on those worlds that dot the sky and wonder if beings on other planets far away are doing the same thing. It’s a breathtaking adventure that puts these two bands into greater focus and shows just how powerful a union between like-minded forces truly can be.

For more on Rezn, go here: https://www.facebook.com/reznband

For more on Vinnum Sabbathi, go here: https://www.facebook.com/VinnumSabbathi/

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