Loss - Despond - review
Loss - Despond - review
Tracklist
01. Weathering The Blight02. Open Veins To A Curtain Closed
03. Cut-Up, Depressed And Alone
04. Deprived Of The Void
05. An Ill Body Seats My Sinking Sight
06. Despond
07. Shallow Pulse
08. Conceptual Funeralism Unto The Final Act (Of Being)
09. Silent And Completely Overcome
10. The Irreparable Act
A review by
KwonVerge November 09, 2011
What else could you ask for? Of course some good music and according to the parameters, some good desolate music; and that's what Loss delivers. They're not here to torment you with some form of extreme doom; they're up to fill the grey in your soul with bereaving sound colors, which is always better than apathy, don't you think? At least you know what you're going through. After you've cherished the album's soundscapes for the first time one thing is for sure, variety blossoms through the compositions and makes the album less "monotonous" than other releases/bands. Not that "monotony" isn't welcome in this specific genre, but it's good to embrace variety once in a while just for a change.
It's not about ultra slow excavating riffing all the time; where Loss succeeds has to be the fact that they embed melody in big doses during their songs, henceforth the guitars play a more important role rather than a lurking menace or Marche Funèbre. Melodic ideas and beautiful chords make their appearance every now and then, beautifying the ambiance and lessening the burden with sincere melancholy. Yet, there are plenty of things that complete and adorn the overall scenery even more: the ultra deep grunting vocals; a few chanting tones and recitations; the mesmerizing and desolate singing on "Silent And Completely Overcome"; the slight piano appearances; the echoing percussion; the spot-on drumming; and the pounding bass lines. As for the production, it lends a wall of sound of its own to the compositions, a more dynamic and imposing for sure, but a gentle one, too.
"Despond" is bound to keep you heartfelt company for a bit more than an hour and don't even think it'd make you feel tired. Loss are talented enough to keep your interest at high levels, something they prove by simply putting it into practice. Feel free to dive into the underwater corridors of woe.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 9 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 9 |
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Totally agreed. Although I do want to point out that the desolate singing on 'silent and completely overcome', the clean vocals that is, are guest vocals done y the vocalist of Pallbearer (full length out soon via Profound Lore as well)
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Lovely review as usual. Need to check it out
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Excellent review, even though I'd rate it closer to the lower half of the 8s. Initially I thought this was a top 10 of the year album, but after a few listens it seemed to fade. Great extreme doom with a decent amount of melody. And while not a household name, still a good place to start for newcomers to the genre.
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It's an 8 for me... just because it gets a tad boring after a few spins...
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