Dumfries ( DGY ) - Royaume-Uni
Site web : http://www.apatheticlife.com
Date d'inscription : 14 novembre 2006
I have been listening to this EP a lot recently, and it still blows me away with every new listen.
All:My:Faults produce the kind of atmospheric guitar-driven electro industrial, that just has to be a huge dance floor winner. And if it isn't, I'll be round asking questions lol!
Don't take my word for it, download this album now!
I had been looking around at the many electro/industrial artists for awhile, and was finding it hard to actually decide what to listen to.
It eventually dawned on me to just dive right in, and see what came up. I had, had my eye on the Tryd page for awhile - going so far as to bookmark it for later - so I thought why not?
I'm truly glad I downloaded a copy of the demo, for I was well and truly blown away by it.
The atmospheric harmonies, the angelic female vocals (noted in several other reviews) ...... wow! I really don't know how to describe it fully.
No, really I don't. Honest.
And this is meant to be a demo!? Everything sounds ... so organic ... it's almost as if every time you listen to it, there is something new to pick-up.
If you are open-minded, and willing to try something different musically (this coming from a guy with tastes predominately of the punk/metal/rock variety) then if you do nothing else, at least check this out.
The nearest comparison I can come up with (and again, you can blame my usual musical bias here), is so kind of ethereal hybrid of later day The Gathering, and Arcturus' 'Sideshow Symphonies', but in a more electro (hardly the best adjective, but it is the best I can think of at the moment) and god knows what else that lies just outwith my grasp.
I dare you to be ambivalent about Tryd and their music, this is real cobweb-clearing stuff.
I will be definetely be recommending this to my friends. (And checking out the other Tryd albums on Jamendo of course lol!)
I have to admit, I don't quite get the Evanescence comparisons. Sure, they have female vocals, but for me thats where any comparison ends.
The album closer 'Breathin' Again' is about the closest Evanescence-like track, even then it reminds me more of Lacuna Coil and Paradise Lost in places. Which is no bad thing, because for me, the song just works.
The male/female vocals harmonise well, the gruffer vocals are used sparingly and to great effect. The band are tight, and work well together, producing some really rocking music which complements the vocal work superbly.
It would be intersesting to see Antarhes live with the right setup, as these tunes would sound immense, leaving you with that giddy, "I've just touched the stars, and haven't quite made it back to Earth yet" feeeling.
I am going to keep an eye on these guys, they've got something that Evanescence never quite had for me.