Download: III
- Toooly Hooof
- Cunning
- Moth
- Tunnel
- Mzeo B
- Streaked
- Flight of the Insects
- Beauty in the Eyes
- Sleeping Solus
- Pleck
- Bellshaw
- Were
The departure of a regular vocalist as well as the apparent lack of any Dwayne
Goettell back catalogue material has definitely set the stage for a very
different Download release. Gone are the exquisitely detailed layers of
percussion and strings, and in their place is an almost minimalistic feel by
comparison. If you have had a chance to hear the new platEAU project, by the
same Vancouver trio, this new Download album appears to be only a slightly more
caustic and structured version. In essence "III" is a mere shadow of previous
Download material and what it lacks in complexity it also lacks in vibrance and
cohesiveness. Overall the percussion pales in comparison to previous material
while relying on instrumentals as the sole outlet for the music is a definite
death call for this album. Eventually we knew that Cevin and the gang would have
to hit a road bump on their road of musical successes, we had just hoped it
wouldn't happen so soon. With luck they should be able to recover from this
very disappointing album but only time will tell.
Download is: Cevin Key, Anthony Valvic & Philth
Contact:
Nettwerk Records
632 Broadway, Suite 301
New York, NY, 10012
E-mail: info@nettwerk.com
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