Quote from: Cauldhame on February 18, 2018, 03:48:23 PM
I don't know if things are different in Finland but in my experience, in the UK, aside from the fact that men outnumber women in BM in general the idea of a gender divide over style (and specifically that women would prefer the softer end of the spectrum) doesn't hold water. Casual fans are casual and diehard fans are diehard, and the gender of either seems irrelevant to me.
Yep, I don't think the dark metal element of Baptism had anything to do with not being on the book. However, at least my observations over three decades would make pretty solid judgement on gender related matters in BM. Mr. P.I.L.-Lu seems fairly accurate on his observation about popularity of Baptism among the female. That is, not really when comparing Sargeist or Satanic Warmaster, but starts to be clear when you compare with more brute forces of Black Metal.
If you want to see gender take effect, seems as simple as visit festival with both, Hypotermia and Profanatica playing and look what type of people and what type of behavior they seem to interest. I think it that says a lot, heh...
I doubt there is any way to denounce the facts, yet of course one can question how much weight this should have. Lets say, romanticism within BM, obviously rather crucial in its essence. Some brutes may file it out as mere faggotry, but of course if one files key concepts of romanticism falls into key elements of European BM, then obviously one can conclude such comic book horror hamburger bm has it's place but doesn't really represent "true bm" in any way..
on the playlist:
AUBE "Flush" CD (re)light
AUBE "Comet" 2xCD cipher / troniks
Flush is reissue of tape, and the CD came out already 1998. It is a brilliant example of superior level of AUBE in early peak of his craftmanship. It really is some of the oldest stuff. Originally "Spindrift" tape recorded in 1991. Two more tracks from 1993 that appeared as "Aquatremble" 7" and as addition, exclusive live set from 1992. My complaints would be basically that label did their own artwork. Aube is such a conceptual project, where
design is crucial. It is not that I would be utter fanatic of all Aube design, but it is HIS design. Not some englishman 5 years later doing something what absolutely doesn't look like
Aube. Perhaps 70 minutes of water sound is long piece to swallow, and original 45 minute Spindrift tape would do the trick alone. But I won't complain on having 7" and the good sounding live on CD format!
Comet double CD dates back to 1997-1998 recordings, but was published almost 10 years later. Was this one of those things that other label was supposed to release and never did it? I can't remember labels name, but I think he did that one compilation CD, which turned out to be "burned on demand CDR" -type of thing, with several years delay... Well, Aube. It is hit and miss. More often hit, than miss. In times when source sound just doesn't appeal your own taste, or his craft has started to show repetition in negative sense... well, it might not be shit, but it ain't amazing. This is one of releases where I can point out too rhythmic elements being used. Of course Aube usually has rhythm, what comes from loops. I have no problem with that at all. When it starts to resemble "techno" - it is something I either like or simply don't. On this release some of the short looping and few moments here and there become annoying. One disc is using ice. Other disc is using space. Due two hours duration, you're guaranteed to have great moments. Perhaps being less noisy, and being listened after magnificent "Flush" CD, it becomes clear this is not among best of Aube. For fans of more ambient-type of Aube, this can be still recommended.
