The Fallen Crimson

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共11首歌曲

艺人: envy
语种: 英语
厂牌: Pelagic Records
发行时间: 2020年02月07日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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Envy were one of the first Japanese bands to make a name for themselves all over the world. They started in the early Nineties, coming from the hardcore movement, but their heyday happened in the first half of the first decade of the new millennium, when ground-breaking albums like All the Footprints You've Ever Left And The Fear Expecting Ahead (2001) and A Dead Sinking Story (2003), both released in Europe on Mogwai’s label Rock Action, showcased a mix of vintage screamo and opulent post rock in a hitherto unknown way. Lately, Envy usually take five years between albums, making The Fallen Crimson their seventh longplayer in their busy discography which also contains a lot of EPs, singles and splits.

The Fallen Crimson is released on Pelagic Records, the label closely associated with The Ocean Collective, and it is a good fit. Envy may not write those quarter hour behemoths anymore that they did back in the day, instead they offer eleven tracks ranging between three and seven minutes. The shorter songs are generally fiercer and more brutal, whereas the longer pieces show the band from its more melodic side. Envy are currently a sextet, with half of the musicians playing guitar, which makes for a lot of depth and breadth, creating a wall-of-sound that is positively overwhelming on the brutal tracks as well as on the more elegiac material. The opener Statement Of Freedom, A Faint New World and Fingerprint Mark are prime examples of Envy at their heaviest, whereas Swaying Leaves And Scattering Breath as well as the concluding three tracks prove that the Japanese cult musicians still know how to inject a healthy dose of post rock into their archetypical screamo core. Especially Memories And The Limit comes with soaring guitars that remind me of Scottish Eighties rock band Big Country. My favourite track though is Rhythm, an unexpected ballad with female vocals that at first feels like a heavy dose of kitsch but soon will win over your heart.

The Fallen Crimson

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