A Halloween series special today with posts dedicated to music that creates an uneasy, spooky, chilling or scary atmosphere… See Halloween for all posts in the series.
Some songs are ambiguous, instrumental songs don’t state their mood for example. Throwing Snow’s ‘Aspera’ is open to interpretation. It could either be the hazy lingering sound of something you’d rather forget or you may find joy in its beats packed like snow. Either way, the song serves as a respite for what comes next in the series…
It’s taken from Ross Tones’ Aspera EP out on is Snowfall label in December.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
