Review for ‘‘At A Distance (7th Sirkle)’’ by Ty Brueilly

A new chapter of the Shucks Cinematic Universe has landed in our hands, and as we take on the role of Dante we descend into the unknown depths of hell, guided by Ty Brueilly's beats in At A Distance, or, the 7th Sirkle.

With lyricism that draws from both the real-life struggles of the working class, and the occult traditions of western and asian civilizations in equal measure, another short chapter in the musical odyssey of Brueilly's alter ego Ty Bru hits like a truck, with an addictive, sinister beat.

Visually, the listener is in for much more than the average music video. Met with a lush compendium of forms and visages inspired by halloween, celtic legends, pagan religions, medieval history, voodoo tradition and Mexican dead honor culture, the audience truly get the feeling of descending into increasingly nightmarish levels of Hades, the Underworld, Hell, or however each person perceives the metaphysical Other Side. From a technical standpoint, the direction, the editing and the lighting are dynamic and aggressive, yet don't bring much new to the table.

All in all, the tale of Ty Bru's descent into, and dominance of, the 7th Sirkle of Hell incorporates elements of everything from mythology to gangster culture to express themes of loyalty, violence and our ability to cope with the bizarre and the traumatic. Brueilly's magical realism continues to hit the mark