Into Orbit - Caverns - review
Into Orbit - Caverns - review
Tracklist
01. Corridors... Caverns02. Set Adrift
03. Aphelion
04. Perihelion
05. Towers
06. Creeping Vines
A review by
BitterCOld November 19, 2014
Oh wow. Train of thought derailed. Oh my god the humanity.
So, Into Orbit are from New Zealand, they play post-metal/rock, and Caverns is probably worth your while.
Fortunately for my poor eardrums they play closer to the Explosions In The Sky style. Eloquent and evocative atmospheric notes sparkle while a basic melody is laid. Tracks slowly build into some degree of crescendo. In the case of Into Orbit these parts aren't simply playing the same riffs and stomping on a distortion pedal. No. They vary and have a rather visceral feel. You can imagine the band physically attacking their instruments. Sometimes with hammered dissonance, other times with the occasional psychedelic surf rock backing rhythm.
They find a way to keep it interesting.
So you have evocative-if-formulaic song structures. Hooray.
"But what about the vocals?" you ask?
"I really hate when I'm chilling to some swell post-rock/metal/zydeco tunes then some angry jackass starts SCREAMING AT ME RAWYRAYYRGGRGGRGGHHHH!", you note.
I feel you, brah.
I, too, want to break my claw hammer out of retirement and start laying waste to anything and everything in my zip code so others can feel my pain each time a perfectly serviceable song is absolutely ruined by this horrid phenomenon.
Fortunately these swell guys are more than content to let their instruments do the talking and avoid that whole singing thing entirely.
So I've hammered out about 250 words now, a lot of 'em adjectives, but little about the music itself, I guess.
It's post-rock/metal, I name-dropped Explosions, so you have a vague idea what to expect. With this style of music, as with most music, it's simply a matter of whether or not it clicks with you. Unlike most the post acts I've reviewed the past couple years, it did with me. I still enjoy it and am glad these guys passed the opportunity my way and were cool with the whole "it might be a while because I'm moving continents and environs" thing.
So much so I went this entire review without making a Kiwi reference. (Oops.)
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 6 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written on 19.11.2014 by
Written on 19.11.2014 by
BitterCOld has been officially reviewing albums for MetalStorm since 2009. Comments
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Hmmm, I missed this one. Very disappointed in myself. I will check it... - thanks for the review.
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Heard a bit of if this morning on Bandcamp. Very beautiful!! Your review seems accurate so far; can't wait to hear the rest later today. Of course I was intrigued by the cover art and band name. The music is so far even better than I expected.
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