Kauan - Sorni Nai (2015)^{Release ID: 8837}

Haunting and atmospheric Post-rock from Russia, in the form of a concept album telling the story of the Dyatlov Pass incident - the mysterious disappearance of a group of hikers in the Urals in the. 1950's. This really is an excellent album, encompassing aspects of doom, black metal and softer instrumentation, in particular a beautiful and affecting piano sound that is woven through the majority of the album and even, for me anyway, leaves a more lasting impression than the louder more "metal" aspects of the album. A real triumph of multi-layered, thoughtful music and a definite must-hear.