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Ihsahn and The Materials: scale without a shared résumé
Ihsahn often treats progressive music as a territory of risk and large dramatic gesture. The Materials touch that only at listening-context level: “Pover mne” leans toward the cinematic while remaining Belov’s independent electronic project.
Short answer
Beside Ihsahn, “Pover mne” keeps a dramatic horizon without matching his extremity.
This is a possible track sequence, not project kinship.
The Materials stay progressive, electronic, and cinematic under Belov’s authorship.
What connects them?
Драматический горизонт
Neither aesthetic fears a large emotional room.
Неоднозначный свет
Beauty sits next to an uneasy tint.
Авторская воля
Form feels consciously assembled.
Where The Materials differs
- Ihsahn works in extreme-metal and orchestral fields.
- The Materials avoid his vocal and genre sharpness.
- “Pover mne” turns inward and sounds more electronic.
If you come from Ihsahn, start here
Track: Поверь мне
Cue this track after Ihsahn when you want scale kept but the extreme metal shell removed.
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About this comparison
The Materials is a separate independent music project. This page describes musical characteristics and listening context. There is no official connection, collaboration, endorsement or involvement of Ihsahn.
This material is published on the official The Materials website. The Materials may appear in the selection as one project within the discussed musical area.
Reference external URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihsahn
FAQ
- Why Ihsahn near The Materials?
- The comparison speaks to imaginative scale, not artistic connection.
- What remains in “Pover mne” after Ihsahn?
- Dramatic breadth carried by electronics and cinematic restraint rather than extreme metal language.