(Andy Synn embraces the chaos and catharsis of Poland’s Uulliata Digir)
It was just last week when I commented that 2025 seemed to be off to a bit of a slow start – usually I’ve encountered at least one new favourite by now – but, wouldn’t you know it, it looks like I spoke too soon!
Bursting out of the blocks with the sort of wilfully unorthodox, genre-blending sound – grounded in the harshness and heaviness of Black and Death Metal, but equally influenced by dark Jazz and doomy drone, while also incorporating passages of post-metallic ambience and abrasively sludgy atmosphere – which defies easy categorisation (“Avant-Garde Extremity” is probably the best way to describe it) the self-titled debut from Uulliata Digir has quickly established itself as probably the best thing I’ve heard so far this year.
And, because of that, I felt like I needed to share it with all of you.