Vital Weekly

Among his influences as Sky Burial, another project by Michael Page (whom we usually find under his Fire In The Head guise in Vital Weekly and Irukandji, which was never reviewed), he cites Skullflower, Lustmord, Controlled Bleeding, Zoviet France, Nocturnal Emissions and Final, but not Throbbing Gristle, which is odd, since that's where he got the idea for the artwork from for this cover and CDR print. Perhaps just graphically influenced? It seems to me The Gristles could have been a musical influence as well. The title of the release refers to the Wampanoag tribe,
who lived in Cape Cod (where Sky Burial is from) originally and where one can see the sunrise first in the USA. It has been noted before, but Sky Burial's work might be 'softer' than Fire In The Head, it's still a furious loud beast. His guitar howl about through a long line of sound
effects, set against a dark dirge of samples and synthesizers (as opposed to Fire In The Head, where is a wall of feedback). Unlike some of his influences, Sky Burial's tracks are short and to the point. Sometimes I
think perhaps a bit too short, as this music needs the right amount of time to develop beyond what it is. I have the impression that inside Sky Burial's music there is more hidden, which is not entirely revealed, due to the shortness of the compositions. Again, a very fine disc, and again
surely one that should go down well with the lovers of Old Europa Cafe and Cold Meat Industry.