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| 3.0 good | EasterInTheBatcave | June 10th 16 |
Mixed feelings on this one. I feel as though I should like it a lot more than I do. Not only is Trey Spruance here, but also four former members of Estradasphere-- one of my favourite bands-- and they're playing songs written by John Zorn! The ingredients are all there. Unfortunately, despite that, Xaphan doesn't totally do it for me. Too many of these songs drag on ("Akramachamarei," "Shoel") and feel emotionless and dry. It is produced impeccably, though, and there are some excellent tracks ("Bezriel," "Kemuel," closer "Hamaya"). Overall, Xaphan is a good record, but disappointing considering the personnel involved.
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| 4.0 excellent | TemperamentalGoat | December 22nd 08 |
While not quite the sequel to "Book of Horizons", there's enough diversity in the material to live up to the last album. I don't know anything about Zorn, but if he had a part in this I'd check his work out for sure. The intro to "Akramachamarei" is one of the most ear-pleasing moments on the album, as is the funky bass intro on Balberith.
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| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | February 8th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xenoflux | September 12th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Adol | July 22nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | qyxxxyq | April 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | RedSky | January 26th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | loulou | March 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | btati | November 12th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ivorymen | November 28th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | modulor | June 16th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | ssfunk | December 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | nkbr | April 9th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Thane | January 7th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jruined | April 8th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | kingsoby1 EMERITUS | May 31st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrfixit | April 16th 09 |
| 3.0 good | mecca | March 7th 09 |
| 3.5 great | engloa | November 15th 08 |
| 5.0 classic | EPacK | May 13th 08 |
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