NO HORIZON - The Hellfire Elegies

Nine Incantations: A Review of The Hellfire Elegies by No Horizon

By Chris Magdalenski 

Unexplainable, yet familiar. Those are the first words that come to mind when the music begins. The sonic elements are all there, darkly dressed, and drenched in oil black tones. I've heard these ideas before, but never expressed quite like this. 

This feels new. Unique.

The album's first track opens with all the mystery of a ritual lost to the mists of some forgotten age. A voice greets me, drawing me into the proceedings with lamented drone. The singer refers to themselves Nyx Enigma. A more than fitting name for the creator behind this music.

But to call it just music, just songs on an album wouldn't be completely accurate - each track is an incantation, a spell carefully crafted on foundations of shimmering drum and bass lines laced with synthesizers that are pushed, pulled and twisted in eccentric directions. 

Nyx completes invocation with their vocals. Confident and determined they cut a path through each offering. They're our guide on this journey. Nine tracks - each one like walking down the dark featureless hallway of an off-putting dream. 

Nine hallways. Nine incantations. Nine glimpses across the veil that separates our world from one rendered from the shadows of our darkest dreams and most hidden desires. 

It difficult to pick a favorite, but tracks like “Desdemona” and “Midnight Labyrinth” have remained with me since first listen. Nyx has a with lyrics that I am envious of, each track a short story brought to life with the help of her accomplished musicianship. 

I for one am very much looking forward to hearing more from Nyx’s No Horizon.

For more, visit: https://n0h0riz0n.bandcamp.com