Album Rating: 3.0

clip for the lord

Yea the production is the worst part of this record.

Album Rating: 4.0

Probably sounds clipped when downgraded to mp3 definitely. IIRC, they did release a 24bit FLAC mix and if that’s clipped too, yeah we definitely have a problem.

The kick drum in wake/lift has digital clipping ever single kick... I cant handle more than a few minutes of that album because of that.

Every... single... kick

Album Rating: 2.5

"Probably sounds clipped when downgraded to mp3 definitely. IIRC, they did release a 24bit FLAC mix and if that’s clipped too, yeah we definitely have a problem."



i have the 16bit flac but the master doesn't physically clip - it sounds like the mix itself is clipping in the heavier points which is something an increase in quality can't fix.



"The kick drum in wake/lift has digital clipping ever single kick... I cant handle more than a few minutes of that album because of that."



i wouldn't say it sounds as grating as this.

Yea the Wake/lift comment is a bit of an exaggeration.

how is it? Every singlw kick drum hit clips digitally. Its a fact you derp

Go find 1 kick hit for me, where it doesnt? Just 1. You cant. You nob

Alright, you aint a nob, wake lift rox, fkn hate that kick tho

Album Rating: 2.5

also clean vocals on this suck

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

They work better here than QE though.

Album Rating: 4.0

undoubtably

Album Rating: 2.5

i disagree tbh, i think they work better on QE

conesmoke calm your tits, I'm referring to it being un-listenable by your description.
It's like Oceanic, the snare drum is mixed weird but it's hardly bad enough to turn off the entire record.

Album Rating: 4.0

Honestly JAV, the snare on Oceanic (and to a lesser extent Panopticon) is so peculiar and atypical IMO, I think it's actually one of the album's charms. In The Absence Of Truth's snare sound, on the other hand, is definitely up for debate but I digress...

The clean vocals sound nice on Détente, but I kinda do have to agree with DarkNoctus that I liked how they were used on QE slightly better than on here.

It's one of those things that stands out but I tend to ignore it after awhile. When it was first pointed out to me was when I really started paying attention to it. Now I hardly notice.
The album sounds so much better live, I really hope they have someone remaster these albums eventually.

Album Rating: 4.0

This is such a return to form for me! It’s even beautiful at times I love the direction they went.

Album Rating: 4.0

This one really grew on me. I think if it had one more banger like King Ivory Tower it would be up there with their best records.

Album Rating: 3.5

Overall, it wasn’t bad and I enjoyed it; however, the vocals felt way too low in the mix to properly hear them.