Joined : December 02, 2007
A good selection of tracks my favourites being soliloquy and gloomy kind of love (probably for the guitar) but the surprising thing is that each track sounds different to the last.
Track 1 starts off with an almost 80's nostalgic feel before morphing into an up-tempo ambient vibe. A good start.
Track 2 combines a busy drumtrack to a funky bassline and insistent melody to create a pure dance track. It gets better.
Track 3 sounds like The Chemical Brothers on top form. A pulsing drumbeat drives the song on through dissonant string stabs and static. It moves up a notch with the inclusion of a fuzzed out guitar. I can easily imagine this being the intro to an indie film. A good one too.
Track 4 reminds me of a 90's trance tune. A nice piano melody prevents it from falling into a backing track and my one criticism is theres too much hi-hat going on (but thats personal preference so others might want more!) Almost Moby-esque but without the terrible singing.
Track 5 is my least favourite simply because of the style. I felt the vocal samples let the song down slightly and I kept waiting for a melodic hook but as the title says it is jungle and the drum'n'bass aspect is well executed.
Track 6 is the most different in terms of sounds. Again the bassline and drums are excellent as is the melody. I would have to say as someone who prefers rock and metal that this is my favourite track and reminds me slightly of Daft Punk, in a good way.
All in all a thoroughly good album and I hope to hear more. I can't recommend it emough. Not sure about the name though :)
A disclaimer - I don't speak Spanish so the lyrics aren't considered in this review.
Track 1 musically sounds very much like Linkin Park (only without the rap and in Spanish of course). The singer however has a 'smoother' voice and there's no call-and-response verse/chorus structure (which is a good thing in my opinion). A solid metal track.
Track 2 is an almost pure metal song with only a little techno 'interference'. A driving beat and well thought out guitar pieces hurl it forward.
Track 3 is an odd one. It starts off electro-ambient in style before the guitar and drums truly kick-in and when they do it never really lifts off. A decent song but slightly out of place against the others.
Track 4 is feel good heavy rock-n-roll (as stated, the lyrics might make it something totally different!) It has a descending verse into a techno yelp backed chorus (much better than you might think) and one of the high points.
Track 5 again starts with an electro-ballad intro before the song fully forms into a quiet verse/loud chorus pattern which although slightly predictable is very well executed.
Track 6 I can best describe as the Orb meets Motley Crue with the Crue coming out on top.
If I had to pick a fault with the album it would be that the electro aspect wasn't explored further. I think they could have done more, especially considering their name.
All in all a surprisingly excellent album let down (only slightly) in my opinion by the third song. I never expected to like this album in all honestly but will definitely be keeping it on my playlist.
I just wish I spoke Spanish so I knew what the songs were about!
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