Mr eel
Let Us Play a Game
What is this?
>>= cs ->
A. Person in a boat?
B. A Fish!?
C. Some Haskell code
Silly, it’s some Haskell code of course.
Communion by Septicflesh
I like a bit of symphonic death metal — blast-beats and choirs ftw. That said, I don’t actually like a lot of the stuff that I hear. Most of it is frankly ridiculous, but I can deal with that as long as the tunes are good. And therein lies the problem. It’s pretty boring to hear metal racket with some strings slung behind it. Too few bands explore the possibilities of orchestration, treating it as mere colour. Additionally too many give into the temptation of writing long tunes, perhaps under the impression that it makes them epic. Few tunes deserve to be ten minutes long though.
Which brings me to Septicflesh. These guys get it. For one, the songs are nice and short. Only a few push five minutes long. The constraint of writing shorter songs seems to have made them focus on songwriting and it’s really paid off.
At the core, these songs are structured like most rock songs. Verse, bridge and chorus. No stupid orchestra only break downs, no martial marches, no weepy acoustic guitar solos. Just short, sharp and epic songs.
And the tiny things matter… one of my favorite moments is the introduction to Sangreal. The double-kicks roll for a bar, then for the next bar hit on the up-beat. It sounds off kilter and distinctly mechanical. It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s just one of those little things that keeps me listening again and again.
I can foresee this one being on heavy rotation for awhile now.
To: Mute Records
Hello,
I unfortunately have a complaint to make. Today I purchased a copy of Goldfrapp’s Black Cherry.
Tomorrow I’ll be returning it to the shop where I bought it. It was only when I arrived home that I discovered the disc uses copy control. This means that I cannot for example rip the CD and listen to it on my iPod — a perfectly legitimate use considering I _paid_ for the album.
I’m actually quite annoyed. I buy a good deal of music, going out of my way to find and purchase music I like. I don’t appreciate being treated like a criminal!
It amazes me, that at a time when record labels moan about losing money to piracy, you guys are actually going out of your way to stiff paying customers.
Here after I’ll be avoiding any releases from your label and I’ll suggest that everyone else I know does the same.
Regards,
Luke Sutton