Album Rating: 4.0

I feel like this gets more shit than it deserves cause it's Contortionist coming off Exoplanet, so there were high expectations for this, but the band wasn't sure what direction to take yet. If a new band came out with this I feel like it would get praised more. I really dig the mathy alien-prog feel of this, though I prefer Language and Exo.

Album Rating: 3.5

Yea I pretty much agree, this is pretty great, at least 7/10. It has a lot of what I've grown to love about Language, just worse production and more ADD songwriting. They really perfected their sound on Language, I'd love more stuff like that. Basically where Cynic should've gone after Traced in Air.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Man, this lyrical video of "Holomovement" did not age well, lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89vxiQ46MLk

lol I've never seen that before

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

yeah that was rough lol

Album Rating: 3.0

DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ORRRRRRRRRRRDERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Album Rating: 2.5

redux this you cowards

Album Rating: 3.5

nah this sounds fine



which is weird to say but it works for the "themes"

Album Rating: 2.5

Just seems odd to do it with Exoplanet which sounded totally fine.

Album Rating: 4.0

album fuckin rocks. wish they would go back to this sound

Album Rating: 3.5

not like I was the biggest fan of this band but I noticed it sounding a bit better



changing the synths was a fuckin weird choice tho

Album Rating: 3.0

Yea I don't get why they did the Exoplanet remaster

Album Rating: 3.5

-core production was getting sleeker and they prob didn't want the record to sound like it's stuck in '09-'10

Album Rating: 4.0

causalty will always be one of my favs. shit absolutely rips

Album Rating: 3.0

Fair, it does sound very of it's time but I still like it

Album Rating: 2.5

I would probably enjoy it more if I checked it out again now.

This is one of those release that I really loved when I was just getting into prog music years ago and I probably wont love it that much these days.
However, I think that their first singer put in a much better performance than Lessard. He could be great, but all he really does is sing in that quiet, monotone almost mumbly voice that doesnt fit the music imo.

Album Rating: 3.5

in a way I get that Lessard was doing his part to transition the band's sound towards Language, but honestly more harsh vox was needed there still. he's good at em but I bet he's favored not doing those again.

Album Rating: 3.0

I love Lessard's harsh vocals, I wish he'd use them more

Album Rating: 4.0

i hope they drop that early grave-esque sound theyve been running with these days, its so goddamn bland. theyre turning into prog rock