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| 5.0 classic | y87arrow | August 17th 21 |
It's really incredible that they managed to follow up the immense Love Of Cartography with an
album like this. I tried to go into this album with as little expectation as possible, only
checked it out after more than half a year after LoC.
While LoC ruled everything in 2020 when I discovered it (And I discovered many amazing albums btw)
this year Made Of Breath Only did the same and is on first place in my 2021 list, followed by
bands like Daylight Dies (Dismantling Devotion) etc.
I love the glacial and frosty atmosphere on the album. What a journey this album is!
edit:
yes while of course it's not a perfect album by any means I had to bump it up from 4.5 to 5.0
(Love Of Cartography has the same rating since 5 days after I discovered it in 2020) because the
world it takes me to is just too immense and beautiful. I still just can't get over those 2
albums, at least in my world they're classics. Now I need to check out their 1st one at some
point.
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| 4.0 excellent | grandfather | September 20th 17 |
One of the best post-rock releases I've heard in a while. They're definitely a step above their peers in terms of creativity.
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| 4.0 excellent | Benjamin Kuettel EMERITUS | March 23rd 17 |
Sleepmakeswaves go in a proggier direction here, blending technical instrumental prowess with lush guitar work. The standout track "Midnight Sun" encapsulates these ideas stunningly, being an early contender for post-rock song of the year.
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| 4.0 excellent | Panzerchrist | March 9th 17 |
sleepmakeswaves have never been a band to operate outside of the standard post-rock archetype, but here they go just a smidge further than usual, with some instrumental prog arrangements (Polyphia come to mind, as well as more typical prog affair) as well as post-hardcore and electronica (somewhat reminiscent of genre stalwarts 65daysofstatic). These little adjustments to the formula do just enough to refresh, while little repeated musical motifs appear here and there to add a unified feel to the full album. All in all, consistency reigns supreme in the sleepmakeswaves camp, though, despite constant switch-ups, this does feel a bit too much like their previous.
Recommended tracks: Worlds Away, Tundra
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| 3.5 great | TheWatchman71 | July 11th 20 |
3 albums and 3 very different flavours of post rock. Credit due! Great band. Only 2 listens with this so far, so
need more time with it.
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| 3.7 great | Erwann S. STAFF | September 30th 19 |
This is their least good album, but these guys always deliver
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| 3.5 great | Jeejee | April 12th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | dayks11 | June 16th 20 |
| 3.5 great | ariich | August 18th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Dan H. EMERITUS | February 5th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | JJKeys | December 5th 17 |
| 3.5 great | JS19 | June 13th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Rail | April 13th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Ulshad | April 4th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | jybt | March 26th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Elynna | March 24th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Snide | March 23rd 17 |
| 3.0 good | Pleb | March 17th 17 |
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