Flood is an album that needs to be savored repeatedly, just like the repetitive nature of the album itself. Being submerged by the waves in each repetition is what Flood is about.
Flood consists of 4 tracks, and my personal favorites are the first two. Flood 1 is just a guitar repeating and subtly changing, but it does give a sense of gradually sinking. This reminds me of the repetition in hypnosis and in lovemaking, both of which can make a person sink into a certain state. Gradually, strong waves come in while sinking, and then intensify, leading to the final Flood 2.
Flood 2. After Flood 1 brings you in, Flood 2 can cast a spell on your brain. It's a kind of laziness, perhaps idyllic. But we can't forget the surging waves. This may be a release after climax. Although the refractory period is more obvious in males. We don't need to think anymore. We just need to accept. We, who are submerged by the waves, are not panicked, but calmly embrace it.
The beginning of Flood 3 remains the same, until everything takes a sudden turn and noise gradually surrounds us. Then everything becomes violent again. Although the distorted sound sounds rough, it still systematically and slowly envelops us. Repeating and repeating. Then voices appear. And then the noise submerges us.
And so Flood 4. There is a rise and there is a fall, and we are in the aftershocks. Everything has passed. So be it. After that, no one will remember. fall
Flood is an album suitable for falling asleep, although Flood 3 may wake you up. In each cycle, the repeating sections and the small changes each time also make people think of their own daily lives. Maybe at some point, the familiar routine we know will be shattered and fragmented. But we will still pick up the pieces and build the same thing. And then we fall.