More than one of the previous opus, Dissections, released in 2023 (see R&C n° 137), this Variants delves into the universe of Aleister Crowley, from whom the formation takes its name, while the graphic artist Hinny Mower seems to take possession of Hieronymus Bosch’s Hell crossed with one of the …

Variants (DNN 045 C) captivates with artwork that surrealizes Hieronymus Bosch with zombie splatter. It’s the work of Hinny Mower, who also appears on the enigmatic “The Erivar.” The music, as with that album, was created by the anonymous Milanese group Capricorni Pneumatici, known for their admiration of Azatoth, Artaud, …

Recorded in a single day at the end of August 2022, Variants is a compact yet layered work, in which Capricorni Pneumatici tackle the very concept of “variants” — musical, biological, political — with surgical clarity.