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When I first played Transmission0’s
new record “0” in my CD player, I was kind of confused
on what I was listening to. It’s quite a journey from the beginning
to the end of this disc. The band can created dark atmospheres and
heavy or chaotic hardcore parts; they are good at both. A description
of what they sound like is hard for me to really put a finger on.
I would call it atmospheric hardcore in the vain of Neurosis, Isis,
Cave-In and even Mastadon. I think I hear Opeth in some of the melodies
or at least their guitar sound too. Some people may say it has some
emo qualities. The mood can send you into a trance. When these guys
are more metallic they have lots of energy. Controlled chaos would
be another way to put it. It’s a hard-driving resonance, with
nice buildups and rock grooves. Their experimental sound is quite
unique. There are a bunch of well-formed tracks in which parts of
songs and even whole tracks push the boundaries of experimenting.
The songs are layered, written well and complex. This is the perfect
music to listen to when you have a bad day, it has the heavy parts
to get your aggression out, and the rest of it is an album a metal
head can relax to. I don’t really have any complaints about
this disc, just that they seemed to prolong a few songs when they
didn’t need it. Every so often I felt a lull in the music, mostly
during the less intense parts. Of the ten tracks and over fifty-five
minutes a couple tracks that grabbed my attention, “Journey”
and “San Miguel.” Personally I would have like to seem
some more metallic moments, the band does it well. But what they have
created is unique, atmospheric, and its make Transmission0 rhythmic
and dynamic. Rating: 70 |
