Shineback - Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed - review
Shineback - Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed - review
Tracklist
01. May You Live In Interesting Times (Blog 1)02. Is This The Dream?
03. Under My Feet (Blog 2)
04. Bedlam Days
05. Faultlines
06. Drawn Outside (Blog 3)
07. Here Come The Envoys
08. Crush Culture
09. The Clock Of The Long Now
10. Fears Aren't Toys
11. I Called Him In Vain (Blog 4)
12. Passengers
13. Xo Va Yu
14. The Saint Of Doors
15. Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed
16. As The Rain (Blog 5)
17. One Last Perfect Day
18. Myowndreamland (Final Blog)
A review by
Ivor August 02, 2013
Strictly speaking, abundant inclusion of electronica is a sure way to show me the nearest exit. I rarely take the wholehearted liking to it. However, as always, there are exceptions like Pure Reason Revolution, The Pineapple Thief, Frost* (which, by the way, is the band of Simon's brother Jem), and some others. But naturally I was cautious to pick up Shineback as it seemed quite a big step further from my comfort zone.
However, Shineback seems to have clicked already on the first listen. I think it's the prog foundation that does it, and the electronica is a layering around and on top of it. Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed is truly a complex album as far as sound layering is concerned, the details are intricate and in abundance, layer upon layer not only in the foreground but also in the ambient background. In short, there's lots of stuff waiting to be discovered.
Since I really feel out of my depth with this album, I'll try to keep it short. Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed easily covers an area from prog rock to ambient to dub step, guitars and electronica co-existing in distorted atmosphere in harmony, it mixes effortlessly pop rhythms and guitar solos. And the resulting complex blend is impressive work of art that still feels like a proper prog album, with a twisted story to back it up.
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Man, this sounds like an interesting album. I appreciate your noble efforts to review it, even though you admit you feel out of your depth with this album. 
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Posts: 5721 Written by Diverge on 02.08.2013 at 21:48 Thanks, it really wasn't easy to put stuff into words for this one.  And, btw, you can find the album on Bandcamp.I.
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Posts: 1334 Written by Ivor on 02.08.2013 at 22:28 I'm loving the album. This is totally my kind of thing. These kind of elements you never really see combined with prog!
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Posts: 5721 Written by Diverge on 03.08.2013 at 02:18 As long as someone is happy finding something new to listen to, I'm also a happy camper. Cheers!  I.
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