SCORN What happened after Evanescence?
I keep going back to Evanescence and it still hits hard. That heavy, oppressive dub weight mixed with industrial atmosphere and those sparse, almost spatial textures (especially with Plotkin’s guitar) felt completely unique.
But every time I try the later Scorn stuff, I’m just confused. It turned into this dry, functional techno that has almost nothing to do with what made the project special in the first place. Evanescence and Gyral had depth, space, a real sense of dread… the recent material feels clean and empty in comparison.
I’m not saying Mick isn’t allowed to evolve, it’s his project. But the gap between that mid-90s sound and what came after is massive, and I honestly miss that older Scorn a lot.
Anyone else feel the same?