If there were a Sigur Ros in the world of black metal, it would undoubtedly be Trancelike Void. While the music isn't necessarily shoegaze or post-rock influenced, it certainly has an uplifting and otherworldly air about it and is about as repetitive and minimal as it comes, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. The repetition gives the cloud in which we float over top of the melodic fringe that “S.” creates to form. There's nothing extraordinarily inventive or original about 'Destroying Something Beautiful' other than his fearless attitude towards creating music so perceivably and blatantly atmospheric on an only moderately depressive level. Truthfully, the guitar riffs throughout the album seem more warmly reflective than cold and depressive, but one should accept that that is for the interpreter to decide.There's not much to tell on Trancelike Void. Obviously a fan of Nortt, this duo hails from Belgium and enjoy a rather anonymous identification in their music, though it is known that they both take part in another depressive black metal project, Kilte, as well as some other projects. Past that, the band is approximately two years old and have released a split with Bosse and an EP in addition to this full length. Needless to say, especially with all the “interludes” and such, that the band has an affinity for dark ambient and nearly meditative or peaceful lush sound layers.Again, it should be mentioned that there is something strangely uplifting and peaceful about the music Trancelike Void puts out. While most depressive acts seek to bury you and suffocate you under intense emotional trauma, Trancelike Void brings you up compellingly, letting you float on their aura, but sadly, as the music ends, its not a soft landing. You'll find yourself wanting more, feeling that the only wrong this album did anyone was being too short. As far as black metal \u002F dark ambient hybrids go, this one is every bit as good as anything else out there on the market, and they have the ability to continue on with their anonymity. Something characters like Christopher Ziegler no longer possess. Recommended.