Tonight my maggots I offer you something a little different, but oh so tasty. Wreck and Reference's "Black Cassette" is an odd yet strangely addicting piece of shoegazy "post"-doom metal. If that leaves a bad taste in your mouth because it sounds like a bedroom group of hipsters playing with fuzzed out instruments and synths, you'd be somewhat correct. However, take a deep breath and trust that there is quality music to be found here and the overall atmosphere of the album is fantastic. What you basically get here is some uber-fuzzed out bass with live drums churning out some damn sexy drone-doom riffs with catchy shoegazy synth and bass effect parts added in for atmosphere and melody. It all melds together very well and the over all feel of the album is like that of wandering through an abandoned building. The vocals, when apparent, sound as if there being shouted (sometimes sang) from the back of the room during the recording. And while admittedly this is a bit odd at first, it quickly begins to show how it fits with the mood and song structures of the album. Over all this is a nice little piece of music to just fade out to at night while gazing at the stars, or just baked out of your mind. Your choice. All the Ships Have Been Abandoned
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