"And follow the rules Torsten, his brother Niels (bass and guitar), and Lloyd Hanney (drums and
synths) have not, at least as Wikipedia might define the barriers, that is."

i think this sentence would flow a lil better with an em dash or -maybe- semicolon after "not". in
fact i might actually suggest just getting rid of the ", that is" but that's just me.

"When Torsten stated that Age of the Fifth Sun would be a change and that “every song is different,”
he apparently wasn’t exactly telling the truth, though taken in a direct literal sense."

i think i get what you're saying here--"if you take his statement in a literal sense, then he was
lying"...the problem is, it's a little strange as is--i'd suggest changing it to "he apparently
wasn't exactly telling the truth, if the statement is to be taken in a direct literal sense." it's a
small change but it improves it and clears up what you mean, imo.

"Indeed, opener “Worlds In Collision” plays like a remix to what I’ve interpreted to be God Is An
Astronaut’s remix CD"

do you mean "ON what I've interpreted to be God Is An Astronaut's remix CD"? because as it is you're
saying that the song is like a remix of a remix CD, haha.

edit: i might be wrong, but i think you meant to use "seemingly" in your last sentence (an adverb);
"seemly" is an adjective that means "good-looking".


badass review

"And follow the rules Torsten, his brother Niels (bass and guitar), and Lloyd Hanney (drums and synths) have not, at least as Wikipedia might define the barriers, that is." -Yeah I agree, I was looking that over and removing the 'that is' should work pretty good.

do you mean "ON what I've interpreted to be God Is An Astronaut's remix CD"? because as it is you're saying that the song is like a remix of a remix CD, haha. -That's exactly what I mean. The song remixes the material that the band remixes from their past on this album.

i think i get what you're saying here--"if you take his statement in a literal sense, then he was lying"...the problem is, it's a little strange as is--i'd suggest changing it to "he apparently wasn't exactly telling the truth, if the statement is to be taken in a direct literal sense." it's a small change but it improves it and clears up what you mean, imo. -Thanks dude, wouldn't expect someone to analyse that so much

edit: i might be wrong, but i think you meant to use "seemingly" in your last sentence (an adverb); "seemly" is an adjective that means "good-looking". - thanks, good eye

"That's exactly what I mean. The song remixes the material that the band remixes from their past on
this album."

wait what? haha i just dont know anything about this band (except iirc i dont like them), could you
explain this for a wee noobie like me? haha

"Thanks dude, wouldn't expect someone to analyse that so much"

anything to ruin your fun!

Seeing as All Is Violent was a 3.5 for me(due to it's rather cliche post-rock/soundtrack-esque sound), I doubt I'll like this.

Album Rating: 3.5

Shining Through is one of my favorite GIAA songs.



Otherwise, this is still pretty good but nothing amazing.

"wait what? haha i just dont know anything about this band (except iirc i dont like them), could you explain this for a wee noobie like me? haha"

Their first album, The End of the Beginning, was as naked and bare as debuts can get, crafted merely on a sole sampler and keyboard station. But despite such meager beginnings, therein laid the inception of the core dance-synth groove nature of God Is An Astronaut’s sound, already showing possible signs of hope that the band might be of future interest to those more disillusioned and tired with the now-generic genre stereotypes. From their second, and often most praised release, All Is Violent, All Is Bright, which expanded the framework of their debut with the inclusion of real drumming and a more present guitar element, to the more guitar-driven, distortion-fest of 2008’s self-titled release, God Is An Astronaut have yet to settle in a niche for themselves, always delivering with at least some degree of surprise.

Until now, that is. It’s said that “if it’s not broken, then don’t fix it”, and in God Is An Astronaut’s case, that means taking everything from their past albums and combining it into one compact and somewhat disproportionate Age of the Fifth Sun, all without adding anything new or interesting into the mix.

This band is strange inasmuch as I'm progressively more underwhelmed by each release. The End Of The Beginning had character (something increasingly rare in a rather sterile genre), All Is Violent, All Is Bright was a bit more predictable but still much more enjoyable than your standard post-rock fare, A Moment Of Stillness and Far From Refuge, while well executed, showed signs of stagnation and then their self-titled EP was immensely disappointing on the whole. By the sound of it, the trend continues...

okay i'm still not too sure but tell me if i'm wrong:

their first album was really raw and shit, then "all is violent all is bright" was kind of like a remix album, and then this is like a remix of that?

if that's right then ok, but if not then i'm still confused (((

this is a remix album? I'm sorry, I haven't read the review yet

no but i think he's saying that it's so flat and similar to their other works that it acts as one

the thing that is confusing me is that he seems to be implying that it's (not literally) a remix of a remix album, and i'm wondering what the second remix album is

"their first album was really raw and shit, then "all is violent all is bright" was kind of like a remix album, and then this is like a remix of that?"


-Their debut was more raw, yes, but their second album "expanded the framework of their debut with the inclusion of real drumming and a more present guitar element," and their "more guitar-driven, distortion-fest" self titled came next. Now, on this album the band is "taking everything from their past albums and combining it into one compact and somewhat disproportionate Age of the Fifth Sun, all without adding anything new or interesting into the mix."

I never call their second album a remix...?

"That's exactly what I mean. The song remixes the material that the band remixes from their past on this album."

THEN WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!?!?!?!


Here's what I THINK you mean:

this first song sounds like a remix of all their past works, and it's on an album that basically acts as a remix album because it just combines all their albums into one sound

is that what you mean???? if not then i'm totally lost

band remixes material from their past on this album

song remixes what is heard on this album.

My original quote says that: "Indeed, opener “Worlds In Collision” plays like a remix to what I’ve interpreted to be God Is An Astronaut’s remix CD"

wait....really?? thats weird haha

so does that mean that, in this order

1. they release three or whatever albums

2. they write this album and it sounds like a remix of their past material

3. they write that song, it sounds like a remix of that album which already sounds like a remix, and they put it on the album

haha ok i get it now...if that is it....

That is it, yes

At the risk of being seen as Sputnikmusic anathema, why does this site have such a pre-occupation with mutual writing critique? I understand the basic "this is a good review man, well done!" or "decent first try, but your style needs some work", as well as the need for a rep system, but isn't it a bit silly when every comments section has more posts nitpicking the review than actually discussing the music?

go ahead and discuss the music the big bad review critics arent stopping you

robertpersona just hates me is all =(


Though I came up with a summary because of that, and he is helping me in the long run. Haha, a lot did seem silly though imo

How about people should discuss whatever the fuck they wanna discuss about because they can i like that don't you

Lol. Pretty much the response I was expecting. Just a question from a bewildered observer. Don't pay any heed to the shit spewing forth from my maw and all that.