Konrad Ciesielski looks like a man of contradictions: an extreme-metal drummer who also plays some Southern stoner rock on the side, loud and powerful yet fluidly graceful, finally making a solo debut and titling it Koniec (The End). In a somewhat sideways step from his past history, this is a sweeping musical panorama that feels downright vast in scale. Yet by the end of this virtual movie-for-the-ears, all those things do not even feel like contradictions. The picture is simply big and expansive enough to have space for some of everything.
Without focusing on any particular genre, Ciesielski keeps his central focus on rhythm and relishes plugging into an array of futuristic electronics. Often-minimal melodic patterns…
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For a band with such a cheekily good name, 
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