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Flesh.Resonance - The Feast Of Shadows
Topic Started: Mar 10 2007, 09:04 PM (319 Views)
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Flesh.Resonance - The Feast Of Shadows

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Hmm, self proclaimed (well, stickered), "pure dark ambient-electro-rock", but does it have any merit in space rock world. Well, they submitted it for review, so i'll defer to their judgement and start waxing.

There are moments, on "Transient" for example, where there is no doubt that they belong here, all driving synths and experimental rhythms, there's a fascination with the futuristic and the nihilistic, a Blade Runner for the ears, if you will. Actually, to drag things into the 21st Century, this would have made an ideal soundtrack to the Matrix movies.

Sometime, it probably gets over industrial, which is music to my Zeitgeist ears, but probably a step too far for the more traditionally minded spacerockers. They have the ability to make a positive out of their eclecticism, which in others makes for a bloody mess. Sitting here in my dark, gothic tower, I appreciate fully the darkness underpinned by the harmony vocals of Melanie Webb, which underpin and contrast the leading male vocals.

My personal favourites are where they drift into the ambient elements mentioned in their blurb. "Reflections & Shadows" is a divine otherworldy track that keeps me hitting the repeat button. And keeps me hitting the repeat button......Almost Gregorian in melody, it's like being dragged slowly under a swelling wave, welcoming the system shutdown, drifting into oblivion.

This is, undoubtedly, a tremendous album, and one well worthy of your time, if you're willing to take that step into other genres and open up any barriers or preconceptions you may have. Gothic and intense in an HP Lovecraft way, rather than a Sisters Of Mercy way.

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