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| 3.4 great | Trey STAFF | February 1st 20 |
I have a very low tolerance for post rock (and post metal, to a similar extent). The amount of quiet moments versus the amount of actual interesting parts combined with extended song lengths usually leaves me skipping tracks and eventually skipping the entire release. That's why this works. Short songs that get right to the point. They make their mark with great melodies and then get the fuck out before they've worn their welcome. Also, this has a little more edge than your average post rock album. Short post rock songs with strong melodies and a bit of balls? Yes please.
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| 2.5 average | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | June 13th 20 |
I was fearful going into this. Post-rock is not exactly a pool of innovation. But at the very least it can offer much needed relaxation, eerie tension or admirable fun, depending on what album you are listening to. Here however it is nothing. I can't say the album is bad, I cannot say that any song here is 'the worst', but the album isn't good either. It is a perfectly empty dull nothing album of no substance and barely even instrumental talent on display (something usually seething from post-rock albums).
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| 3.0 good | Bandit1786 | February 11th 20 |
With any non-technical instrumental release there's always a good chance that some of the sections are going to drag a bit (and that's certainly the case here), but overall this was an interesting listening experience that took a few unexpected twists on the way.
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| 3.5 great | xxPaleGhostxx | January 25th 20 |
Caspian's 'On Circles' spins a mosaic of ambient sound textures opting for more song freedom than structure. Emotions are expressed in sweeping arrays of cascading guitar effects that at times produce a driving wall of sound as found in 'Collapser' to the whispering acoustic airiness and beautiful voicing of 'Circles on Circles'. Caspian injects an alluring depth that grows on you listen after listen. Although this album is a little more straight forward than their previous efforts, you can tell that hard work and dedication to the craft pays off for them here with this release.
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| 3.5 great | Erwann S. STAFF | January 24th 20 |
Caspian caspianing once again with bold and cinematic post-rock. Not reinventing the wheel in any way (third wave post-rock ftw), but a super engaging listen nonetheless. The Kyle Durfey incorporation is nice but it still sounds like a late-record PBTT, and while it sure is pretty and brings variety, it doesn't reach the other tracks' level of engagement. Overall, this might be less magnificent than Dust and Disquiet, but the riffy guitars and the atmospheric depth throughout all the record shows once again Caspian is one of the most consistent crescendocore bands out there.
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| 3.0 good | arf | July 28th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Timmy | January 18th 23 |
| 3.5 great | efp123 | January 7th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zakusz | June 28th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | CHINDI | February 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Jerbzz | February 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | February 9th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Cormano | December 29th 20 |
| 3.5 great | gschwen | December 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ARDCWE | December 28th 20 |
| 3.5 great | SMK | December 13th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Joe92 | October 23rd 20 |
| 3.5 great | Oddsy | October 8th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Yoni91 | August 16th 20 |
| 2.5 average | djmunci | August 16th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | July 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zakkusz | June 19th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Marci | May 28th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | April 13th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Ben STAFF | March 5th 20 |
| 3.0 good | rufous | February 26th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | hadriel | February 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | JayM | February 19th 20 |
| 3.5 great | neikos | February 18th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | JS19 | February 17th 20 |
| 3.0 good | GibTG | February 14th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Garfbb | February 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | TanMan | February 12th 20 |
| 2.5 average | dabisco | February 10th 20 |
| 3.5 great | chris. | February 6th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Nephren | February 5th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Pangea | February 3rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | DANcore | February 2nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | botb | January 31st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Valtair | January 31st 20 |
| 3.0 good | Lalka | January 31st 20 |
| 3.0 good | CK1991 | January 30th 20 |
| 3.5 great | zuzek | January 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ian b | January 29th 20 |
| 3.5 great | chwe | January 29th 20 |
| 3.5 great | emmny | January 29th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | snakesc | January 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | January 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Asura14 | January 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kevbogz | January 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Leland | January 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | January 27th 20 |
| 3.5 great | em17ah | January 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Project | January 27th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Faraudo | January 27th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Emo | January 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sunnyvale STAFF | January 26th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | January 26th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jesper STAFF | January 25th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Lucman | January 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prancer | January 24th 20 |
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