(Here goes. Supposedly I need to do this more often. I’ll try to provide mulitiple ways of listening to the albums with every review.)
- “Fathom” – 4:55
- “Geneva” – 5:49
- “Melee” – 7:39
- “Hexed All” – 4:29
- “Malko” – 4:43
- “When the Mountain Comes to Muhammad” – 8:00
- “Philos” – 10:26
Genre: Post-metal (Instrumental)
Quick and Dirty: First things first, Geneva is not really geared towards the track-at-a-time listener. It simply works, sounds, and feels better as a whole. As such, it contains far fewer catchy riffs than its predessors (fewer, but many to be had none the less. Hit up the title track for some classic Circles heavyness), but this is canceled out by the addition of strings and a much more atmospheric feel. This is one enormous sounding record. The musicianship is excellent, in particular Brian Cook’s bass work is top notch, and is now more accesible than ever with more bass in the mix. On that note, the prodution is wonderful, but a bit unpolished at times, though not enough to be distracting. Kudos is in order for the last track, Philos, which at over 10 minutes never left me bored. Much, much more diverse song writing as well. Up for some intrumental metal goodness? Than your in for a treat…
Top Track: Geneva
In Depth: Philos
Meh: When the Mountain Comes to Muhammad
. To quote something I wrote about her on this very spot a few weeks ago:
