Pulsefear appeared in 2001 through spontaneous
improvisation, influenced by Maeror Tri/Troum, Raison
D'etre, Megaptera and many more. Two guitars, one
four-track, and accumulated sonic junk explored over
the course of several days with the final result of
nearly two hours of gritty dark ambience. The goal was
to create monolithic, evocative, unnerving, shifting
atmospheres inspired by the darkness, fear and allure
of derelict environments and urban decay. A brief
glimpse of this session, sadly coloured by some rather
questionable use of samples, appeared via a split demo
with The Axis of Perdition in 2002, the band who grew
directly out of the aesthetics and intentions of
Pulsefear.
Since then, unexpectedly, the Pulsefear archives
languished in disuse for five years, until being
spontaneously unearthed once more. The original
sounds, raw and full of old energy, retained the
effect of yore, and the duo set about finally
completing them with additional textures and a proper
mastering job, swept clean of samples and borrowed
sources of impact. An album has recently been completed, and the band are on the lookout for an appropriate label.
Pulsefear is the haunting, disquieting soundtrack to
entering the realm of the Axis; the slow bleed between
our reality and the places of blood and rust. Wander
down the wrong alleys and you may slip between the
cracks, into a gloomy purgatory where terror gnaws
unseen and unheard behind the shadows as you wind
further down into the realms of decay...
