Abhorrence Dementia - Limbonic Art

Advantages: Brilliant music; great lyrics; overall an amazing album.
Disadvantages: Far too short with only eleven songs.

...and keyboard arpeggios lead to a chorus with gut-wrenching vocals and brilliant use of chord progression. The music suits the lyrics fairly well, and for once the lyrics aren't particularly dark or twisted! Astounding! This was also released as a single. 3. Space Dementia The next offering, 'Space Dementia' does take a few listens to get used to. Once heard several times, you can begin to appreciate the fantastic piano playing and helium-filled vocals. Rachmaninov's influence over Bellamy is evident here, as the rolling piano takes its course through space. Escalation is a key theme of this song, as at the end, there is a simply mind-blowing wall of sound, making you grip onto your chair until the end. Bellamy revealed in an interview once that the ending consisted of the highest and lowest frequencies legally possible on a CD simultaneously... Read review

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Advantages: Searing, dark, spaious alt.rock
Disadvantages: Too dark and spacious for many

...If post rock, dark alternative or spacious quiet broken by ear-shattering noise are your thing then this is for you. Slint are alternative rock legends nay, Gods. Guitarist David Pajo alone is worth more than the albums weight in gold and the great things he went on to do in the underground rock scene with scenesters Papa-M, Aerial-M and Tortoise( and rather more forgettably in Billy Corgans super group Zwan) only serve to prove that this was evidence of arising greatness, albeit away from the abhorrent mainstream. Fans of Godspeed You!Black Emperor, the other constellation acts and Mogwai should buy this straight away, although it is likely to already be in your collections, as it becomes rapidly clear as to where at least some of their haunting sounds were borrowed. Clearly the overall style of the band will not appeal to everyone... Read review

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Advantages: Original music, lyrics and playing
Disadvantages: A tad moody sometimes.

.... The opening tracks are fast and generally quite heavy - even without guitar (Space Dementia) - although never too heavy to be unlistenable. The album slows down towards the end, however, as classic tracks like 'Feeling Good' add a little more of a melancholy vibe to the album. Overall, although this album took a while to grow on me, I think its an absolute peach, and would recommend it to anyone who listens to 'rock' music - of any genre.... Read review

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