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Artist...: Dance With The Dead
Album....: The Shape
Genre....: Electronic
Label....: N/A
Source...: WEB
Size.....: 84.08 MB
Playtime.: 43:43
Type.....: Album
` Release..: 2016.02.10
Encoder..: LAME 3.99 -V0
` Quality..: VBR / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
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| X | 01. There's A Storm Coming 02:15 | X |
| X | 02. Eyes Of Madness 04:38 | X |
| X | 03. Her Ghost 04:49 | X |
| X | 04. Screams And Whispers 04:50 | X |
| X | 05. Adrift 04:51 | X |
| X | 06. Riot 03:47 | X |
| X | 07. Horizon 06:13 | X |
| X | 08. Diabolic 04:20 | X |
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| X | 10. Quietly Into The Night 02:57 | X |
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`:Dance with the Dead showed up on the radar in 2013 with :'
`:their solid debut album titled ôOut of Bodyö and quickly :'
`:became regular guest of many Retrowave playlists. It was a :'
`:good mix of 80s pastiches with a dark twist. Dark synthwave:'
`:just sort of started forming as a subgenre and this release:'
`:perfectly complemented LazerhawkÆs ôSkull and Sharkö LP :'
`:released around the same time. :'
`: :'
`:Fast forward to 2016 and DWTD have several releases behind :'
`:them and what seems a frenzied following. Dark synthwave is:'
`:booming, even spawning a couple of small specialized live :'
`:festivals in Europe. Perturbator, Carpenter Brut, all enjoy:'
`:cult status and are very often a starting point for all the:'
`:newcomers to synthwave. :'
`: :'
`:The basic formula û faster tempo, minor keys and distorted :'
`:arpeggiated synths - is now generally known to all and has :'
`:truly helped to carve out a strong niche. The Shape alone :'
`:has generated incredible buzz from raving fans, the kind :'
`:that orthodox synthwave producers can still only dream of. :'
`:In fact, there seems to be a trend developing where dark :'
`:synthwave acts no longer really list themselves as anything:'
`:retro, synthwave, 80s and such. For example, Carpenter Brut:'
`:simply states ôelectroö on their Facebook page and DwtD use:'
`:different tags on their Bandcamp but none specifically :'
`:ôretrowaveö related. :'
`: :'
`:ItÆs telling that the artists enjoying greatest attention :'
`:are the ones seemingly doing away with ties to the :'
`:retrosynth labels û but thatÆs best left for another :'
`:discussion. Their other common denominator is the big sound:'
`:and - what used to be just flirting with metal conventions -'
`:a full blown love affair with plenty PDAs. :'
`: :'
`:And ôThe Shapeö is full of exactly that. While the debut was'
`:plenty more balanced and told a more rounded story, The :'
`:Shape stays firmly in the territory of ôbigger is betterö :'
`:and really doesnÆt feature that much of a synth sound. Here,'
`:heavy guitar takes center stage and other sounds are more of'
`:the Skrillex school than Sellorekt. :'
`: :'
`:Obviously, the intention here is to provide the optimal live'
`:show experience (DWTD) for all those ex metal heads who :'
`:sometimes seem to make up the majority of the fans of darker'
`:Synthwave. :'
`:And nothing wrong with that, in fact I, otherwise nonplussed'
`:by Carpenter BrutÆs stuff when listened at home, had quite a'
`:lot of fun seeing them live recently. Their music finally :'
`:clicked with me and made much more sense with a proper light'
`:show, a cleverly edited video background and yes, big :'
`:motherfucking speakers. :'
`: :'
`:IÆm guessing DWTD dudes are going with the same intent as :'
`:unfortunately, otherwise their album really doesnÆt quite :'
`:hit the mark. Stripped of much what made their debut great û'
`:melodic variety and the retro feel - ôThe Shapeö is best :'
`:enjoyed as a dance record in a club performed live. :'
`: :'
`:Listening at home, the repetitions and production veering on'
`:the one dimensional side become a little too obvious and :'
`:none of the track really transcends the filler status. :'
`:Probably works well as a good workout or driving album :'
`:though. :'
`: :'
`:ThatÆs not to say the album is not okay, itÆs just not :'
`:great. The high-water mark of the album comes in the middle:'
`:with Screams and Whispers, the track that stands out with :'
`:its sheer energy and an epic main motif. :'
`: :'
`:ItÆs immediately followed by Adrift, an outlier on the album'
`:and the only respite from the sense-devouring sound of the :'
`:rest of the album. ItÆs really full of emotion and longing :'
`:and you simply canÆt help but wish we had another pit stop :'
`:like this on the album (minus the mega cheesy guitar solo).:'
`: :'
`:All in all, The Shape will satisfy the hardcore fans and the'
`:fun-seeking male 20-something college students not really :'
`:looking for sophistication. For the rest of us, the :'
`:crescendo-to-the-crescendo approach could be a little too :'
`:much and the main feeling will be of a dΘja vu. :'
`: :'
`: :'
`:https://dancewiththedead.bandcamp.com :'
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