 | VOLA Applause of a Distant Crowd
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| 3.5 great | Chino smoking it up! | October 20th 18 |
I got all the references (that yap, can be misleading, but they're there). There's also a lot of Ulver's last release vibe in some post aspects as to the general Depeche Mode inspiration. The djent is no issue for me when is cool like this. Easy listen and easy 3.5 for now but I think it will grow. What is preventing me from raising this up is I think this album deserves a vocalist with more personality, but this kind of vocals thrive on northern Europe's post bands (perfectly tuned, scholar, ethereal but also cold and unengaging) - Favorite tracks are T/t and Whaler. r
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| 3.2 good | Erwann S. STAFF | August 11th 23 |
Applause of a Distant Crowd is as progzy (prog + djent) as its predecessors, but the big pop choruses and dreamy synths accompanying the progz aren't as impacting. Not to say it doesn't work - I bet these guys are amazing live - but it didn't grab me as much as Inmazes.
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| 5.0 classic | eKos97 | January 4th 22 |
unique sound and melodies, Metal and Dream Pop, wow!
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| 4.0 excellent | YRI | September 27th 20 |
Great stuff, VOLA impress once again. Title track might be their best.
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| 5.0 classic | Woksauce1 | May 15th 20 |
An album that never ceases to evoke feelings of joy. A perfect remedy for sad moods on bright, shiny, and other worldly Summer days.
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| 3.0 good | MuZack95 | October 20th 18 |
I really wanted to love this, but I only find it to be okay overall. I don't mind the more simplistic, pop-proggier, less
djenty direction on a lot of these tracks, but it seems like everything could have been so much more than it is,
especially the closer. The guitar and bass sound absolutely killer, but the vocal performances underwhelmed me
in comparison to the stuff on Inmazes. Also, the drumming on this record is great, but the low level mixing on the
record does it a serious disservice. I'm still rooting for these guys; very unique band, can't wait to see what they
do next. Favorite tracks: Smartfriend, Ruby Pool, Still, Whaler
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| 0.0 | thelamestallion | October 14th 18 |
It kinda reminds me why I became disillusioned in this so called "progressive" niche:
because of its almost omnipresent trite dramatic tendencies (and what's interesting - it's
more present in scandinavian bands).
It's all too pathetic, it's overflown with kitsch, with this unbearably artificial
sentimentality. Stylistically tho it's kinda interesting, a polyrhythmic combination of
djenty riffs and poppy synths, but nevertheless nothing 5-worthy.
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| 4.0 excellent | EXSCHISM | September 25th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Halez | May 31st 23 |
| 3.0 good | Shwany | January 13th 23 |
| 3.0 good | qwenta | November 2nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | September 19th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | craPkit | September 12th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | samsar | June 17th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | April 9th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Prole | March 28th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Elynna | March 20th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gbhill | January 5th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | cendor | November 29th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | alarm | November 2nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | October 18th 21 |
| 3.5 great | iGuter | September 26th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | NikBabs | September 26th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | DocBass | August 26th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Raoul | June 2nd 21 |
| 4.5 superb | niglas | June 1st 21 |
| 4.5 superb | rykos | May 26th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Arron | May 22nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jurtz | May 20th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | zzf1918 | April 28th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ashtiel | February 2nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Supergup | November 29th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Sowing STAFF | October 9th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Wolfe | May 26th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Santet | November 18th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Masha2k | October 25th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Nine | September 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | chwe | August 14th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Wulg | August 13th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scoot | August 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | pengui | July 30th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | namsaap | April 6th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Tim00w | March 8th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | fantalas | February 13th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | hadriel | January 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | gschwen | January 17th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | January 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Uzumaki | January 2nd 19 |
| 2.5 average | Krelkin | December 28th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alex C. | December 22nd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Tritium | December 17th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Daedus | December 14th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Laymi | December 14th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | StarsDie | December 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | DANcore | December 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | December 5th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Kopkiwi | November 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Soossi | November 19th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shadein | November 16th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Faceman | November 16th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Tom | November 15th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mordekai | November 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fenix | November 11th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Faraudo | November 7th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | zuzek | November 2nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Valtair | November 2nd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Coast | November 2nd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | October 31st 18 |
| 4.5 superb | mackee | October 30th 18 |
| 3.5 great | gilly | October 28th 18 |
| 3.5 great | ZairoN | October 28th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Enzx | October 28th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Mitbox | October 27th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | October 25th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Lalka | October 22nd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | October 22nd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Djang0 | October 22nd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Risodo | October 18th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | BigP | October 18th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Arctick | October 18th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | tcarafi | October 18th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | pxl | October 17th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Emo | October 17th 18 |
| 2.5 average | mikep87 | October 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rausku | October 16th 18 |
| 3.1 good | Trey STAFF | October 16th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Lucman | October 15th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | leon486 | October 15th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | ptr77 | October 15th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Coldday | October 15th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | progsun | October 15th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Bobshat | October 14th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Krpa | October 14th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Khu | October 14th 18 |
| 3.0 good | clavier EMERITUS | October 13th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Gandi | October 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | CutMan | October 13th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | N2B3J | October 13th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Drpibb | October 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Simon K. STAFF | October 13th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Dizchu | October 13th 18 |
| 2.5 average | JS19 | October 13th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | alamo | October 13th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | ahat543 | October 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | thedoom | October 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dmax28 | October 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Collis | October 11th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | max13x | October 11th 18 |
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