| | Full Review | Ratings (117) |
Give your Rating |
| 4.5 superb | Rail | April 15th 13 |
For me, that blood-curdling wail near the end of Brute distils the ethos of Colin Stetson: Does the sound come from man or instrument? Is it even correct to assume that those two are still mutually exclusive things? All I know is that from that moment on, my hitherto passive listening experience was changed. You gripped me by the perineum, Colin. You gripped me hard. And I liked it.
3 Bumps | Bump |
| 4.1 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | March 30th 22 |
The sax still is haunting with Colin Stetson, but this time Justin Vernon lends his soft voice to reshape the atmosphere. It's a matter of loops, both the voice as well the saxo repeating mantras. It starts with the album's most frightening moments ("Hunted" wtf yes, "Brute" wtf Justin Vernon growls yes), to conclude on - almost - cathartic notes. Fuckin' based.
Bump |
| 3.0 good | EasterInTheBatcave | June 9th 16 |
I have mixed feelings about Justin Vernon's vocals on here- they don't always fit and they, overall, aren't as impressive as Laurie Anderson and Shara Worden's work on Vol. 2. However, he does have his moments, and luckily Colin Stetson's playing on here is just as amazing as ever. Indeed, "Hunted" is an instrumental and one of the best songs on the record-- it wouldn't have felt out of place on Vol. 2-- and the title track is a fifteen-minute, epic journey. All in all, this record is not as good as Vol. 2-- due partly to the aforementioned vocals, and also to a few less interesting numbers-- but it's still worth hearing.
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | Lani | April 28th 13 |
Given how some people I know talk about Colin Stetson, I was not expecting to like this. I expected to be minimalistic traditional sax playing. This is full of weird sounds and the usage of his sax to make shrill, tense and threatening tones. Not to mention that several moments on here (such as "Among the Sef") are strangely accessible. Favored track: "Brute", "And in Truth", "High above a Grey Green Sea", "In Mirrors", "Among the Sef (Righteous, Pt. 2)", "To see more Light", "Part of Me Apart from You".
Bump |
| 0.0 | BaselineOOO | April 21st 13 |
The 15 minute title track raised the standards of the whole thing to such heights it all
imploded into one mediocre album.
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | Tyll | December 14th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Wzzzard | November 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | FunJan | June 28th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Asthurse | November 27th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | robin | February 19th 17 |
| 3.5 great | JJKeys | December 28th 16 |
| 3.5 great | zrong | October 23rd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Jade | April 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | p4p | December 26th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Deviant. STAFF | December 23rd 14 |
| 3.0 good | ethos | May 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | lou1000 | April 26th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scarfo | February 21st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | imsopunk | December 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | unkle | November 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Hati | October 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | craven | August 25th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Uqnivde | August 10th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nacen | July 15th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Irving EMERITUS | July 10th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Polvo | June 14th 13 |
| 3.5 great | tnd | May 31st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | doqtor | May 29th 13 |
| 2.5 average | H61 | May 23rd 13 |
| 3.0 good | Gwai | May 21st 13 |
| 3.5 great | Hens | May 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | MrElmo | April 30th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | gnombyX | April 29th 13 |
| |
Give Your Opinion on New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
|
