Coalesce Salt and Passage |
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 | Tracklist:
1. Son of Son of Man
2. I Am This
Release Date: 2007 | |
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| Summary: Coalesce find their feet following a lengthy hiatus. |
1 of 1 thought this review was well written
Being a two track EP, ‘Salt and Passage’ probably doesn’t demand an overly detailed analysis; it is, however, quite interesting to see these stalwarts of metalcore rediscovering their sound.
On a recording hiatus for the better part of this decade, it is impressive that these musicians are able to re-emerge with some solid song writing, and an even stronger display of musicianship. Both of these songs are home to some of the more interesting guitar playing Coalesce has fashioned in their acclaimed (but deeply underappreciated) career.
The focal difference between this EP and the earlier work of the band is the level of unbridled aggression; on ‘Salt and Passage’, while still displaying some vastly pissed off metal chops, Coalesce seem to have a more sensible grip on such emotion. This can be attributed to the fact the band seems to be ‘going through the motions’ on this release, which is more than understandable, given the lack of creative activity in the past decade.
The two tracks are about equal in quality, with I Am This being a little more interesting than its counterpart. The EP represents a slightly more involved take on Coalesce’s chunky brand of metalcore/hardcore; when taking a break from pounding the listener into submission, the guitar’s tend to be on a winding journey to nowhere in particular, but the band are able to make this journey listenable, and appealing. The vocals are one-dimensional but heartily emotive, and the rhythm section chugs along with great vigor, forming a particularly bass heavy overall sound.
This release has more or less been made redundant by the class of the following ‘OX’ recordings, but if anyone can prove to be an interesting listen in 6 minutes, it’s Coalesce.
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Album Rating: 3.5
Aw, this looks lame being so short.
Oh well, pretty cool EP.
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On a recording hiatus for the best part of the 21st century
the best part? i think you mean the better part, and it's the decade, we're only 10 years into a 100 year century
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Well it is a short EP so a short review fits nicely. Good job.
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Oopsy daisy, fixed that shitty sentence up. Thanks.
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i'd appreciate it more/pos if you actually described the music, i really have no idea how it sounds, all you did was compare it to other releases.
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such a beastly 7". the DVD it came with rules too.
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I tried to describe the music a bit, but i'm pretty hopeless at that.
And it came with a DVD?! I only have the audio files. Damn. What's on the DVD?
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dude how old are you? what i do is just listen to the album while i write it, and i just write what i'm thinking
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I said what I was thinking: less aggression, bass heavy sound, etc.
I said i'm hopeless because I can't come up with as vivid descriptions of music as some of the regular reviewers can.
So that makes me 4 years old, obviously.
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I thought I was the only one that had this. Not really , but it's definitely rare and it's cool that it has a review now, nice job. Coalesce rules.
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