CAŁ● is a fresh name rising from the Polish
underground, born from the restless side of the country’s black metal scene.
Their debut full-length, “Ludzie Błądzący W Nocy”, arrives through Devoted Art Propaganda in Europe and Fiadh Productions in the US. The band keeps a low
profile, letting the music speak for the strange and uneasy world it inhabits.
With a philosophy wrapped in cryptic words and distorted faith, CAŁ● moves through a territory where black metal’s
raw aggression meets a curious pull toward the abstract and the surreal.
“Ludzie
Błądzący W Nocy” unfolds like a fevered night vision. The production sits in
that space where the hiss of tape and the raw pulse of distorted guitars merge
into something disorienting and strangely hypnotic. The vocals, drenched in
echoes and texture, sound more like a force emerging from the dark than a human
voice. The atmosphere is cold, with layers that shift between minimalism and
chaos. Sometimes it drifts, other times it claws.
The sound
design leans toward the unsettling rather than the aggressive. It’s not about
melody or clarity, but about presence and persistence. Drums rumble through
walls of noise while the guitars form spirals of tension. There’s something
ceremonial in the way everything blurs together, as if CAŁ●
is less interested in traditional structure and more in capturing a moment of
delirium. The result is an album that keeps its distance, haunting rather than
inviting.
“Ludzie
Błądzący W Nocy” is a demanding listen, not for its length but for its
atmosphere. It asks for focus, rewarding listeners who enter its unstable
soundscape with glimpses of something fragile behind the noise. It’s harsh,
imperfect, and intentionally difficult to pin down, which gives it a peculiar
charm. CAŁ● may still be shaping their
identity, but they’ve already found a space that’s personal and unsettling. An
intriguing debut from a project that values atmosphere and discomfort over
traditional form. “Ludzie Błądzący W Nocy” doesn’t aim for beauty or
accessibility, it prefers the strange pulse of the unknown.
Score: 6.0
CAŁ● online:
Devoted Art
Propaganda online:
Fiadh
Productions online:
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