Forgotten Owl Wings by AhPuch: A Cosmic Dive into Darkness
Alright, buckle up, because Forgotten Owl Wings is not your run-of-the-mill album—it’s more like a fever dream where Black Metal crashes a chill ambient house party. Released in 2013 under the labels Depressive Illusions Records and CVLMINIS (because one label clearly wasn’t enough to contain this chaos), this Ukrainian-Russian mashup from AhPuch straddles genres like it's riding a cosmic donkey. We're talking Electronic, Rock, Ambient, Atmospheric Black Metal—you name it. And yeah, there are some tracks repeated twice, which either means they’re super important or someone hit copy-paste too many times. Let’s dive in.
First off, let’s talk about “When Gods Created Stars.” This track is like staring at the night sky while feeling both insignificant and kinda pissed off about it. The atmospheric build-up feels like you're floating through space debris, but then BAM—those blackened shrieks kick in, and suddenly you're less astronaut, more sacrificial lamb. It’s hauntingly beautiful, though. Like that moment when you realize you’ve been humming along to something that sounds like despair wrapped in synthesizers. You remember this one because it sticks to your brain like glitter on a cheap Halloween costume.
Then there’s “Astral Serpents,” which might as well be titled “Snakes in Space” for how slitheringly hypnotic it is. The mix of eerie ambience and crunchy riffs creates this weird duality where you wanna headbang but also lie down and question your life choices. It’s got layers, man. Layers of existential dread dipped in reverb. Plus, the title alone makes me imagine serpents made of stardust coiling around dying suns. If that doesn’t scream “album highlight,” I dunno what does.
Now, here’s the thing about Forgotten Owl Wings: it’s messy, repetitive, and occasionally over-the-top—but isn’t that kind of the point? It’s like AhPuch took all their influences, threw them in a blender, and hit “puree.” Sure, listening to the same songs twice can feel redundant, but hey, maybe repetition is part of the ritual. Or maybe someone just forgot to edit the tracklist properly. Who knows?
In the end, this album leaves you with more questions than answers—which, honestly, fits its vibe perfectly. Is it brilliant? Is it pretentious? Probably a bit of both. But damn if it doesn’t make you want to stare at the stars and ponder whether owls have souls.
Final thought: If David Lynch ever decided to score a Mayan-inspired sci-fi horror flick, he’d probably call AhPuch first. Just sayin’.
