Gûldur is part of a wonderful collective based in Porto Alegre, Brazil, a place I would like to visit before I rest my bones in this Earth. Some of the bands and labels associated with this scene produce consistently good experimental, noise, dungeon synth and other related genres, which brings us to this record. The collective describes it this way:
“Despair is a dark dive into the depths of human anguish. The album captures the essence of existential agony and anxiety, exploring despair as a cry for answers amidst inescapable suffering. Each track unfolds like a ritual of painful introspection, weaving oppressive and melodic atmospheres that echo the dilemmas of the soul in search of meaning. Despair is an ode to emptiness, inner torment, and the endless struggle for meaning in an indifferent world.”
