Album Rating: 3.5

yeah it looks stylistically similar to ritual spirit and the spoils



im really curious what type of sound they'll go for

I'm glad they are releasing something but I'm not gonna lie, I'm a tad disappointed that it's not an LP

The promise when ritual spirit came out was that there would be two EPs leading up to an LP that year and all we got was an EP and a single.

Album Rating: 2.5

Release an album for fuck sake

After hearing this, I'd rather they not

Album Rating: 4.5

"I always felt like it does. Even my teenage self in 2010 noticed a slow in bpm around the ~1:23 mark when del naja says "no wit-ness-uzz." Always told myself it probably was in my head but I also can't unhear it."



YO same thats funny lol

I'm gonna have to whip out the ol bpm calculator to finally put this to rest. Does it really slow down or is it just that fucking boring? Tune in next time to find out

Album Rating: 4.5

lets not rule out the possibility of it speeding up and being riveting

....gonna rule that out

Album Rating: 4.5

going in with bias!

Atlas Air starts at 106bpm

Is still 106bpm at the 1:23 mark OSEL noted

106bpm at 3:24

106bpm at 6:38

Looks like it just sucks so bad that time dilates

Album Rating: 3.5

"New EP titled Eutopia coming soon"

Hmmm, would have loved an album too, but this is still nice I guess.

Album Rating: 4.5

"Looks like it just sucks so bad that time dilates"



LOL

Album Rating: 4.5

it literally slows down my brain's sense of time to that of being stoned at work as a kid

Album Rating: 3.5

That shit can be 30 bpm and I'd still dig it.

Album Rating: 3.5

Can't believe I'm saying this but new EP is trash. If the actual streaming versions of the songs have the preachy speeches on top of them as the youtube releases do, this is an easy 1. If not, it's still worthless but I'd feel comfortable giving it a 2.



It feels like MA has become an outlet for its members to exclusively vent their political messages through some sort of audiovisual medium as opposed to the band being centered around creating a worthwhile sonic musical experience. I hope this is not the future for them tbh.

what are the messages? i remember them being p wholeheartedly involved with XR

Album Rating: 3.5

Each of the three EP songs has a different message, one is about climate change, another about tax haven extraction and the third one about UBI. The problem isn't the messages but the fact that they completely dominate and overwhelm the music, with these preachy speeches covering 3/4s of each song. Furthermore the music behind them is weak as well, especially compared to the ritual spirit ep.

Album Rating: 4.5

i'm all for them using their music as a political outlet esp in these times, but i agree that they better strip those messages out on the official release

Album Rating: 3.5

those messages are the whole purpose of these so-called "songs", the music underneath the messages is nothing more than background music that lacks any of the substance their top material usually possesses.





like i said, this ep was just an outlet for them to vent their political ideas to a larger audience than just their social media followers

sounds awful