{"product_id":"rezn-cycles-in-the-infinite-dream","title":"REZN - Cycles in the Infinite Dream","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"906\"\u003eOver the last decade, Chicago quartet \u003cstrong data-start=\"38\" data-end=\"46\"\u003eREZN\u003c\/strong\u003e have carved out a unique place in the landscape of heavy music, chiseling away at the crude formations of the topography, mining the most concentrated metallic ore from the dirt, and shaping it all into something monumental, imposing, and divine. While REZN have always fused seismic riffs with effortless beauty and grandeur, their shifting strategies for wielding that polarity have involved varied compositional and stylistic decisions, most notably the light-and-dark contrast of companion albums \u003cem data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"556\"\u003eSolace\u003c\/em\u003e (2023) and \u003cem data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"576\"\u003eBurden\u003c\/em\u003e (2024). But with their newest full-length offering, \u003cem data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"659\"\u003eCycles in the Infinite Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, REZN masterfully harness the oppressive weight of their full sonic armory to celestial melodies and sublime synesthesia-inducing atmospherics in a manner so seamless it feels otherworldly, as if occupying a liminal space between two realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1824\"\u003eWhile REZN traffic in the unbridled realms of metal and untethered reaches of psychedelia, their latest release showcases a band working with discipline and intention, even when those intentions are rendered purposefully cryptic. As the album title implies, \u003cem data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1196\"\u003eCycles in the Infinite Dream\u003c\/em\u003e explores the nexus of our waking and nocturnal worlds. “We moved towards the dream and subconscious state as a lyrical concept and melodic theme,” the band explains. “The pseudo-waking state is a reflection of a second existence — something that you can flee to or be imprisoned by.” Much like the subconscious-guided work of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003eDavid Lynch\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1570\"\u003eCycles in the Infinite Dream\u003c\/em\u003e exists as parallax between the artist and the audience, creating an obscured and distorted space that is both familiar and alien, like a corridor into our past where we recognize our surroundings but somehow still feel lost within its warped geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1826\" data-end=\"2761\"\u003eOne of REZN’s most understated assets lies within guitarist\/singer \u003cstrong data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1911\"\u003eRob McWilliams\u003c\/strong\u003e’ vocal approach. Eschewing heavy music’s guttural growls or operatic gymnastics, McWilliams has been steadfast in his soaring, delay-drenched melodies, providing a beguiling path through even the most primal and pummeling moments in the band’s repertoire. Like a piper calling you to join him, McWilliams forges through the darkness yet remains cloaked in mystery. Indeed, the voice serves more as an instrument and a guidepost than as a vehicle for poetry or a portrait of a personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2763\" data-end=\"2990\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eREZN have long operated — and thrived — in the subterranean realm of music heads who crave the aural equivalent of altered states. And with \u003cem data-start=\"2903\" data-end=\"2933\"\u003eCycles in the Infinite Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, they have created their most psychotropic work to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SARGENT HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Indies Only Baby Blue Vinyl LP","offer_id":58007137911129,"sku":"SDZ-45581","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58007137943897,"sku":"SDZ-45582","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58007137976665,"sku":"SDZ-45583","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/5d724666ef67c7c3560535f2d2d28668.jpg?v=1778162640","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/rezn-cycles-in-the-infinite-dream","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}