Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 3. December 2011, 23:55

Grails / Black Tar Prophecies Vol's 1, 2, & 3 (IMPREC 105)

Used drive : ASUS DRW-24B1ST Adapter: 3 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


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Filename D:\Grails - Black Tar Prophecies Vol's 1, 2, & 3 (IMPREC 105).wav

Peak level 96.6 %
Extraction speed 5.3 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 16275555
Copy CRC 16275555
Copy OK

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[5175d17f] (9/9) Accurately ripped


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Review by Bonnek
After two faceless post-rock albums, Grails redefined themselves by spicing up their sound with a dark and disturbing take on Popol Vuh's devotional music. This Black Tar Prophecies is a compilation of their first experiments with their new sound and since it only features tracks that are unavailable elsewhere, it can be regarded as a full-fledged album.
The modern take on Popol Vuh's music is bleak and pessimistic. The hope and light of Popol Vuh is drowned under low pulsating bass guitar sounds, percussion reverb and electric and acoustic guitars that evoke a feeling of being lost in a creepy dark alley. In other words, Dzyan, or Popol Vuh meets Wovenhand meets IEM.
The album is entirely instrumental but very diverse. Not only are the tracks clearly distinguishable from one other, the album provides plenty of contrasting sounds and moods, by changing instrumentation, pace, or by putting the heavy darkness of tracks like Belgian Wake-up Drill against a brighter pieces such as Smokey Room. Needless to say this makes the impact of the experience only stronger.
Next to the listed references, the band's career and sound is also interwoven with that of Red Sparowes, with whom they share a split EP. Fans of that band and other dark and haunting post-rock should sure try to discover this band, as should fans of IEM, Wovenhand, Angels of Light, Popol Vuh, Gila, Dzyan and other explorers of our inner self. Highly commended!