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Old 03-14-2011, 07:21 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah View Post
I didn't think much of it. In fact, I was very underwhelmed. Not bad in any way, there's tons of little subtle bits of information in there. Just didn't really blow me away.
Mm.

Some tracks were just redundant, with virtually no change in the same mildly noisy loop. It wasn't even noisy in an interesting Merzbow/Rallizes way either; just grating, dull and lifeless at times. The tracks which featured more contrast and a more diverse soundbank were better, but not by much. On another listen, when I treated it as an ambient album, I was also underwhelmed, but not nearly as much. It does have an ambiance to it in some small shape or form. It never particularly excels no matter which way I look at it, but it's nothing I would spit upon.
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