ADARKAH IANQU: UNCONDITIONALS (OF THE RELIGIOUS KIND)

I was still entranced by Adarkah Ianqu's Valhalla,  (in particular its track, "a thousand prayer songs {for abraham}), when the composer shared with me another queue of similar, thematic works, packaged under the redoubtable label, unconditionals. 

Ianqu's unconditionals are scriptural for sure, with all six concepts beaming throughout the composer's electronic hiss, creating a Judea-Christian core. 

The initial segment, "Jesus Christ" invokes a tangible tranquility within its intertwining chords: modern, indeed, but as with the spirit of Christ, contemporary for one's absolute needs. 

However, to counter the track's impregnable placidity, a brash and severe persona follows, and why not? Doesn't Biblical doctrine contain a wayward side? For example, in "Nebuchadnezzar", the transmission is lumbering yet light, magnanimous yet foolhardy. Ianqu even injects an insane skid (with strokes of possible rescue) into the composition, and for those familiar with the eponymous legend, the technique jives.

The third and fourth selections, "Torah" and "Hebrew Bible" are more branding: righteous representations of Moses and his before-and-after lore. Also, in honor of these tremendous texts, traces of good and bad (of levity and coarseness) appear, allowing an idealized balance of belief, morality and choice to enter one's ears.  

The fifth and sixth selections, "Solon and Croesus" and "Cyrus and Darius" are perhaps the most austere in execution. In these foreboding sectors, one is granted the debate of affluence versus humility. (Should wealth or faith be pursued and at what great or causeless cost to one's lot in life?) Either way, Ianqu's sounds depict one's hills and valleys, signaling what one should and shouldn't do or be: the inspirational undercurrents behind all enduring allusions and philosophies. 

Unconditionals rises to the occasion because its seeds (its notes) are inspired by insightful commands. The album may be newfangled in its experimental scope, but its attributes reference important, ancient roots, with lessons deep and ripe. And Ianqu's chords do more than highlight these eternal truths; they embodying them on all sacred and profane fronts. 

Receive Ianqu's unconditional blessing at

https://piarabatzis.bandcamp.com/album/the-unconditionals-blue-shell.