Nekyia are a kind of neo-folk / dark wave crossover act with black ambient leanings. The band comes from Lubawa and was formed in 1999. They use the electronics sparingly acting as a device for the music and voices to bloom and flow. What we get is dark ambient with industrial and folk bits. The fourth album from Nekyia finds them producing ritualistic dark ambient in the vein of Coph Nia, Atrium Carceri and Ain Soph, starting from dark ambient, whic dominates, up to neofolk and industrial, skilfully combining numbers of styles in their music. The material is well recorded and produced; it's clear that the band is purposive as far as their sound is concerned. What distinguishes Nekyia from these bands is that the music of SLOWMOTION DOWNHELLS features actual lyrics (in English) and singing, mostly in a world-weary monotone, such as a purely instrumental dark ambient suite. The music is strongly keyboard-based, although "Waters Of The Elysian Fields Are Strongly Caustic" features muted drums and acoustic guitar. The clear, spacious production creates an effective soundstage on which the deep sonic rumblings of the album are presented. Slowmotion Downhells comes done up in a parchment envelope with various inserts. The 100-copy deluxe limited edition of the album (maybe yet available) also come with two reproduction ancient Greek obulus coins. Who do they sound like? Let the music speak for itself!