It's released early.

I like the vocals and electronic flourishes. Not as pretentiously bombastic and derivative as at their worst. Songwriting isn't exactly bold and unexpected, but works alright. 7/10 maybe.

Written by IronAngel on 01.09.2013 at 02:29

I like the vocals and electronic flourishes. Not as pretentiously bombastic and derivative as at their worst. Songwriting isn't exactly bold and unexpected, but works alright. 7/10 maybe.

I found their last few releases average at best. Is this any better?

Written by tea[m]ster on 01.09.2013 at 16:56

I found their last few releases average at best. Is this any better?

To be honest, I've found all of their releases average. I generally just don't dig that EITS-style of bombastic, tremolo-picking crescendo post-rock. At first impression, I don't think this is guite as stagnant and generic in sound. Still nothing innovative or clever, though.

Don't understand the bad ratings. This is really good, and refreshing.

Written by R Lewis on 14.01.2014 at 11:35

Don't understand the bad ratings. This is really good, and refreshing.

Don't know about "refreshing", GIAA have been doing the same things for a decade now but I will say this is one of their better releases.

Written by tea[m]ster on 15.01.2014 at 02:22

Don't know about "refreshing", GIAA have been doing the same things for a decade now but I will say this is one of their better releases.

You're right, they've been doing the same things for a while. But I find Origins has somehow a different sound.

I thought it was their worst by far... I had even overlooked it being released. I noticed it when I looked into their newest opus. Honestly, these guys are on a down-slope. After the S/T, it's been boring.