- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -
Artist: Constants
Album: Pasiflora
Label: The Mylene Sheath
Playtime: 38:01 min
Genre: Rock
URL: http://www.mylenesheath.com/artists/8
Rip date: 2012-08-07
Street date: 2012-07-24
Size: 76.52 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 264 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo
- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -
"The passiflora, or passion flower, has been used in some circles to treat
insomnia, hysteria and anxiety. No wonder Constants chose it as the title of
their latest full-length (albeit misspelled as Pasiflora, but still). The
groupÆs new album veers towards warm shoegaze waters, creating a welcoming,
dreamy atmosphere. The vocals are nearly whispered. The guitars so muddy IÆm
not even sure theyÆre guitars. But somewhere between Jesu and M83, resides
Pasiflora.
I find ômetalgazeö a fascinating genre to break down, if only because its
scope seems as hazy as the music it describes. At what point does it become
sludge metal? Or go the other way towards just being straight up shoegaze?
Dream pop? [Other]? But Constants feel like a nice fit for the metalgaze tag.
Opener ôSunriseö is a little bit heavier than dream pop, a la My Bloody
Valentine, but thereÆs still a warmth here that you canÆt find with, say,
Jesu.
This overlap gives Pasiflora tremendous crossover potential despite not being
a mainstream album. Fans of Hurry Up, WeÆre Dreaming can head in a heavier
direction while enjoying the pop sensibilities of ôMourning.ö Metalheads who
first started to gravitate towards more atmospheric drones can take the next
logical step through ôSunriseö and the Conqueror-esque ôCrosses.ö
Still, the record suffers a little in its second half. ItÆs one thing to
drone; itÆs quite another to ramble. Pasiflora hits a point of repetition, but
thatÆs emblematic of the genre as a whole. Then again, Loveless doesnÆt have
this problem, but thatÆs probably why itÆs the greatest shoegaze record of all
time.
That all being said, Pasiflora lives up to its namesake. ItÆs a record for
mellowing out over. 2 a.m. background music for a sleepless, rainy night.
Plus, thanks to the solar-powered studio it was recorded in, it even underwent
its own form of photosynthesis. CÆmon, Constants earned this title."
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Sunrise ( 5:04)
02. Hourglass ( 3:46)
03. Passenger ( 3:44)
04. Mourning ( 5:06)
05. Beautiful ( 3:16)
06. Pressure ( 4:13)
07. Sunset ( 1:04)
08. Austere ( 3:53)
09. 1985 ( 3:24)
10. Crosses ( 4:31)
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