Pre-order now via Devoted Art Propaganda!
Experimental black metallers Licho will release their third full-length album “Ciuciubabka” in a special edition cassette format via Devoted Art Propaganda on 19 December 2024. The tape will be limited to 100 copies and is available to pre-order now: https://d-a-p.org/
Listen to “Ciuciubabka”:
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/GHKe5JZvwFo?si=0wPuP2BhF5R9zHXJ
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/69tKQL7mQfysI8ppN9FVUb?si=bFBIqcTuQE6PYxNk83ZGtA
- Bandcamp: https://licho.bandcamp.com/album/ciuciubabka
The album was originally released in 2022 via Pagan Records in CD and digital formats.
The word “ciuciubabka” translates to the children’s game “blind man’s buff” or “tag” in which one person has a cloth tied over their eyes and tries to catch the others. The album tells the story of what can be seen when blindfolded, the game of hiding and catching what has fallen from the sky. It is also about, as always, walking towards the light. On foot, on horseback, by car, by spirit.
Musically, Licho continues in black metal style as on previous albums, while also taking inspiration from other genres and quoting the poet Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz. The “Ciuciubabka” album cover features a painting by Wilhelm Sasnal Polak.
The album was recorded at Nebula Studio, Czyściec Studio and Garderobie Czorta. Maciej Wasio (Myslovitz among others) is responsible for the mix, and Jaakko Viitalähde (Oranssi Pazuzu among others) for the mastering.
Licho was founded in 2011 in Sanok, Poland by Szturpak. The current line-up has been in operation since 2017 and consists of musicians also known from projects such as Koniec Pola, -S-, Wędrowcy~Tułacze~Zbiegi and Gruzja.
Praise for “Ciuciubabka”:
“…dissonant BM-flavoured rock” – Zero Tolerance Magazine 5/5
“…fans of unconventional, experimental music should enjoy the album” – Heavy Music HQ
“…the members steer away from black metal and into a very unique and dark psychedelic post-punk aesthetic. The result is simply astounding. Guitars full of effects, hypnotic rhythms, Sprechgesang-ish vocal delivery, and droning harmonies will conspire to suck you into a dark vortex.” – Can This Even Be Called Music
Licho online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lichoofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lichoofficial/
Bandcamp: https://grotowskibm.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6HSk2bj2ydCIfcMykIXFat