Scorn – Evanescence (1994)

April 13, 2020

Evanescence is probably the most popular and well received of the early Scorn records. It featured James Plotkin on guitar duties, and was to be the last album to feature Nicholas Bullen on bass and vocals. From the opener you’ll notice a few things are different here. Hip hop or drum n bass style beats are now starting to trickle into the band’s full lengths, but be fooled not; Evanescence is still a dark, moody, haunt of a record.

“Days Passed” is as poppy as Scorn would ever get. The tempo is surprisingly quick for a record wallowing in dub, and “Automata” is probably one of my favourite songs of all time. That beat is so fucking sick. “Dreamspace” is a definitive Scorn track, and closers “The End” and “Slumber” are mesmerising, dark and dense. I feel like I’m repeating myself, so I’d just say listen to it, instead of reading me ramble!