Dzlvarv "Dzlvarv" CD

Descripción Recorded on 4 tracks somewhen between 1995/1996 at Wlad's place, Brest.
Digitized and remastered from a first gen copy in September 2018 by Wlad.
Track titles are unspecified. Limited to 500 copies.
Issued in standard black tray jewel case with single panel front inlay.
Being a massive LLN fan myself I pretty much have everything downloaded or bought that is LLN related, including this. Dzlvarv is (besides a cool name) the side project (aside from Black Murder) of Vordb Dreagvor Uezeerb of Moevot, Belketre and Torgeist fame. They released one demo back in 1996 that contained just 5 songs. Having heard about this band I was really curious to download it because it had escaped my mind to look for them, I thought I had everything from the Black Legions.
This is a demo that certainly showed potential of something really good to come if anything were to have been done after this. It seems like Vordb was interested in making something different from the ambient Moevot. The drums are good, guitars are minimal melodies and the bass is really good. I assume he plays all instruments since he's the only one listed in the demo. The music ain't half bad but it definitely has that "feeling out" process to it. It seems like he's just jamming away playing improvised tunes, albeit demented ones.
After this demo Vordb never did anything again with Dzlvarv and that's a shame. There were signs of something really good lurking underneath the surface. I believe that if he fully put himself into this project and made a proper album that Dzlvarv could've made a legendary LLN release but instead we're left with this teaser. The atmosphere is certainly scary due to the quiet background along with the low production and distant screams in the distance. That's the one thing the Black Legions were great at achieving, add that with raw production and that's why I'm such a fan of their music. So in the end this demo is marginally good and could've been better with more dedication and effort. If you're an LLN fan this is something you should look into, otherwise it isn't worth your time.

Sample:  youtube.com/watch?v=NC2PdfhZT8E&list=RDNC2PdfhZT8E&start_radio=1&t=516s