Antihoney is an extremely low-key band (?). And most people should have learned about it through piropito's doll animation. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend you to take a look.
The version of "As we kill the night" circulating online is a demo from 2007, but the songs in it are already very well done. And this album gives a feeling of being lost in the darkness from beginning to end. It's like immersing yourself in a silent starry sky. The songs in the album are not particularly complex, but with just a few instruments plus various effects and vocals, they still sound very dense. Especially with the abundant use of echo in the album, it gives a sense of the deepness of the starry sky. But to say that "awktn" is something that takes your breath away like blackgaze would be incorrect. Because darkness doesn't only represent fear, it can also represent tranquility. Imagine heat death, the darkness at that time could be argued as terrifying, but it's more like peaceful serenity.
The extremely mesmerizing arrangement combined with the dreamy vocals make the first two songs, "All stars," a fantastic opening. The third part of "all stars" is more repetitive, bringing people into a special mood again.
"Dendrite" is the first song that starts in the middle of the album. From here on, these songs show the effect of being demos, lacking coherence. "Dendrite" gives a feeling of the unknown, you could say it's the unknown.
"Siren" is a song that I really like. It repeats a single note from beginning to end, just like its name "siren," it confuses you and draws you in. And the occasional appearance of other strange sounds and the cold singing make this song sound so sad, so heavy. Every time the piano plays, it's like something repetitive has lost another cycle. I've mentioned repetition before in "flood," so you could say I really like this element of repetition.
"Dove" is the most well-known song because it was chosen as the background music for the doll. This song is very different from the previous ones, the drum beats and clearer vocals imply that the emotions conveyed by this song are more explicit. It's like seeing an indescribable fear, but only being able to generate unspeakable fear in your heart. It's similar to what most people see when they watch the doll video.
The next song, "lemon," is also a very long repetition. But this song is very different from "siren." In this song, we can clearly feel that the overall emotion becomes somewhat cheerful. Compared to the vocals and various sounds in "siren," "lemon" is the opposite, with repetitive vocals being the constant element, while the melody and drum beats continue. It's very suitable to be paired with a hand-drawn animation.
"And dream ended this way" is the "violently beautiful" in the lyrics. This song is similar to "dove" and belongs to the type that expresses strong desires.
"Adagio" is similar to its name, the song progresses very slowly and monotonously, with vocal slices frequently appearing during the process. This song gives a sense of the impending collapse of things, and we are powerless.
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"Sorry, I'm leaving now" is probably the least eerie song in this album. But that doesn't mean it's not good. In fact, this song is very suitable as an ending, but the ending is the next song. And the last song can also be said to have returned to the atmosphere of "all stars."
Antihoney died in March 2023, but this music can still be enjoyed at any time. So I will also revisit this album in the future.