3x0 - Silver - review
3x0 - Silver - review
Tracklist
01. Tourist Of Empty Space02. Esotica
03. Radar
04. Simbiosi
05. Sirens
06. Amplicubed
07. Parsifal
08. Blessed
09. Su
10. The 2nd Of Two Possibilities
A review by
Bas June 11, 2009
A perfect soundtrack to thoughtful solitude? That's probably the best possible way to describe this CD. 3x0 mix a generous dose of psychedelic rock with oldschool progressive rock, alternative rock and electronic samples, the whole cocktail having a big wink at Pink Floyd floating overhead. Full of emotions and harmony, the compositions are filled to the top with small musical details. The driving force behind the songs seems to be Mauro Aimettis fretless bass, accompanied by both spacey electric guitar lines and mellow acoustic guitar parts. On top of that, vocalist John Snell does a great job pouring as many emotions as possible into the songs. Another good thing is that they try not to make them too long, the longest clocking in at a mere 4:33.
Unfortunately Silver also has a some downsides though. The general quality of the music is extremely inconsistent for starters. While the opening track 'Tourist Of Empty Space' is pretty awesome, the electro-infused and boring 'Parsifal' doesn't even come close to it. The transitions between the usual slow-paced moods and the "wilder" outbursts don't always work so well either. Further the album is a pretty hard pill to swallow by itself and unless you can fully immerse yourself in the music, it can get boring pretty fast.
Last but not least there's something I wanted to say about the second track 'Esotica' ever since I first heard it. This song - with a very artsy black & white picture of a female hip in the booklet, the female wearing a good-looking piece of lingerie - has a refrain that goes like this: 'And in silence I'm bound at your feet, as you bite hard on my senses'. In combination with parts of the lyrics about 'swallowing my bones', 'charges of chemistry' and 'sensual rites'; "biting hard on my senses" sounds like something that really fucking hurts.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written by Bas | June 11, 2009
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I wonder how does the track you mentioned in the end merge with the rest of the content? Are all lyrics somewhat in the same vein and this one being more prominent of all, or it's just an odd man in the evens? I kinda don't imagine such lyrics being good for the mments of thinking while on a ride, lol. Would give me nightmares X)
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Posts: 5591 Written by Lily_Lazer on 11.06.2009 at 17:33 If I remember correctly that refrain was the only really scary part on the whole album 
---- BAS - Beautifully Accented Sexiness
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Very good stuff, I need more recommendation for this kind of music stuff.
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Posts: 5591 Written by User 6041 on 12.06.2009 at 09:38 You could try these two Nahui - A Blue Fire http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/review.php?review_id=6325 Ghost Circus - Across The Line http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/review.php?review_id=5946 Both aren't exactly the same thing but have a very similar feel to them 
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Posts: 3751 Written by Bas on 12.06.2009 at 13:11 Oh, I knew them. I dont like Nahui, Ghost Circus is ok for me but I think they are less electronic than 3x0
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