{"product_id":"fields-of-the-nephilim-sumerland-e-p","title":"Fields Of The Nephilim - Sumerland E.P.","description":"\u003ch6 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew bands could make apocalyptic mysticism feel as physical as Fields Of The Nephilim. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSumerland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes one of the defining tracks from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and stretches its ritualistic atmosphere into something even more immersive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990 on Beggars Banquet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSumerland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e EP arrived during the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e era, when Fields Of The Nephilim had pushed their gothic rock foundations into increasingly expansive and psychedelic territory. Carl McCoy’s cavernous vocals remain unmistakable, but the music surrounding him had become larger and more hypnotic, built from layers of guitar, tribal rhythm, and atmosphere rather than conventional rock structures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Sumerland” is one of the clearest examples of that evolution. Named for the spiritualist concept of an afterlife or higher plane of existence, the song unfolds gradually, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Wright and Peter Yates’ guitars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e creating vast sheets of sound over Tony Pettitt’s bass and Alexander “Nod” Wright’s commanding percussion. McCoy sounds less like a traditional frontman than the leader of some desert ritual, giving the track the occult grandeur that became inseparable from the Nephilim’s identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK 12-inch EP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e centers on the extended \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Sumerland (Dreamed Version),”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e allowing the track’s psychedelic textures and slow-building dynamics even greater space to develop. It is backed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Submission Two (The Dub Posture),”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a radically atmospheric reworking that emphasizes rhythm, space, and studio manipulation, revealing the experimental streak running beneath the band’s gothic exterior.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is more than a companion piece to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Heard in this extended format, “Sumerland” demonstrates just how far Fields Of The Nephilim had traveled from the comparatively direct gothic rock of their earliest recordings. By 1990, their music had become something more cinematic and immersive, drawing from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003epsychedelia, dub, progressive rock, ritualistic percussion, and gothic atmosphere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e without fitting comfortably into any one of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor devotees of the classic Nephilim lineup, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSumerland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an essential artifact from the band at its creative peak: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emystical, hypnotic, monumental, and unmistakably otherworldly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fields of the Nephilim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47235605561398,"sku":"BEG 250 TR","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2592\/7222\/files\/fields-nephilim-sumerland-ep.jpg?v=1792358767","url":"https:\/\/greycatrecords.com\/products\/fields-of-the-nephilim-sumerland-e-p","provider":"Greycat Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}