DISAPPEARER "The Clearing" CD

Sometimes it takes a while (if ever) to really hit your stride and find the best musical voice with which to truly establish a given project. Such is the arc of Boston, MA’s DISAPPEARER. Originally conceptualized and active all the way back in 2003, Jebb Riley, Thomas Moses, and Ryan Begley formed DISAPPEARER out of the remains of the hardcore band THERE WERE WIRES (with Riley also simultaneously splintering off into the riff-crushing DOOMRIDERS). In their imp stages of development, DISAPPEARER came out as an instrumental band not far removed from the rapidly emerging PELICAN/ISIS genus. While competent and certainly good for what it was, there was an underlying suspicion in the listener that the trio had yet to tap into their full potential and truly unleash what seemed and felt like a stewing behemoth simmering beneath the surface.The initial 2004 demo begat a formal EP on Providence’s Trash Art label in 2006 that was comprised of retooled demo songs and a newer, 12-minute opus docum