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| Artist : Underoath |
| Album : Lost In The Sound Of Separation |
| Bitrate : 965 kbps |
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| Source : CD (LP) |
| Label : Tooth And Nail |
| Year : 2008 |
| Genre : Hardcore |
| Rip date : 2011-11-19 |
| Store date : 2008-09-02 |
| Encoder : FLAC 1.2.1 -8 |
| Size : 299.61 megs |
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| 1. Breathing In A New Mentality 2:37 |
| 2. Anyone Can Dig A Hole But It Takes A Real Man To Call It Home 3:16 |
| 3. A Fault Line, A Fault Of Mine 3:21 |
| 4. Emergency Broadcast :: The End Is Near 5:44 |
| 5. The Only Survivor Was Miraculously Unharmed 3:08 |
| 6. We Are The Involuntary 4:09 |
| 7. The Created Void 4:02 |
| 8. Coming Down Is Calming Down 3:15 |
| 9. Desperate Times Desperate Measures 3:27 |
| 10. Too Bright To See Too Loud To Hear 4:30 |
| 11. Desolate Earth :: The End Is Here 4:05 |
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| 41:34 |
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| For the six men in UNDEROATH, whose members have evolved and thrived |
| during a decade-long progression that has elevated them into one of |
| heavy musicÆs biggest successes, change has been ubiquitous. 2010 has |
| been no exception for the Tampa-based sextet, who underwent and overcame |
| what many consider their most significant line-up alteration yet. Yet in |
| doing so, UNDEROATH experienced an artistic rebirth in the form of ╪ |
| (DISAMBIGUATION), its triumphant fifth album for Solid State/Tooth & |
| Nail. Transformed by the arrival of new drummer DANIEL DAVISON, formerly |
| of Norma Jean, UNDEROATH--which also counts TIM MCTAGUE, SPENCER |
| CHAMBERLAIN, GRANT BRANDELL, CHRIS DUDLEY and JAMES SMITH--has delivered |
| an album that emphatically surpasses its predecessors in terms of |
| craftsmanship and cohesion. If 2006Æs Define The Great Line and 2008Æs |
| Lost In The Sound of Separation, both which debuted at #2 and #8 |
| respectively on BillboardÆs Top 200 Album Chart, were significant |
| accomplishments, ╪ (disambiguation) is UNDEROATHÆs new creative high |
| watermark. .... ôWe all think itÆs our best record by far,ö says |
| frontman SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN of the bandÆs brilliant new disc. ôIÆd say |
| to fans that you may have heard UNDEROATH, but youÆve never heard |
| UNDEROATH like this. We canÆt wait for people to hear it. There isnÆt a |
| single part on this record that we would change.ö Be it the commanding |
| opener, ôIn Divisionö û which balances the cathartic approach that has |
| made UNDEROATH champions of hard music with an exhilarating melodic hook |
| û or the expansive, inventive allure of ôCatch Myself Catching Myself,ö |
| the Matt Goldman and Jeremy SH Griffith-produced ╪ (disambiguation) |
| asserts that the departure of longtime drummer/singer Aaron Gillespie |
| hasnÆt hurt the band. In fact, the line-up shift has instead |
| strengthened the bandÆs resolve and liberated UNDEROATH. Most notably, |
| SPENCER û who provided much of the singing and screaming vocals heard on |
| Lost In The Sound of Separation û has embraced his role as the bandÆs |
| lone singer, while bringing an ample supply of melody to ╪ |
| (disambiguation). ôWeÆve never been afraid of singing, but the big poppy |
| choruses are gone,ö says MCTAGUE. ôThis record has a lot more of a |
| mature feeling. It wasnÆt that we hated melody, but we wanted it to be a |
| proper fit.ö For CHAMBERLAIN, being the only singer in UNDEROATH feels |
| and sounds more natural. ôItÆs never been in my personal taste to have |
| two people interchanging vocals, so I wrote my vocals on the album for |
| just one,ö SPENCER explains. ôIt sounds less forced to me, plus itÆs in |
| the same voice. I made a conscious effort to make it interconnected. I |
| enjoy singing, but before it felt like I couldnÆt write a part and |
| deliver it because of the inner workings of the band. Now there are no |
| rules. I have the full creative freedom to deliver the song, whether its |
| singing or screaming, the way I want to.ö But it wasnÆt just Spencer, |
| the rest of the band felt unfettered during the crafting of ╪ |
| (disambiguation). ôWe let down our guard on everything with this record |
| and just trusted one another,ö TIM says. ôWe all wanted the same thing, |
| no restraints. More than any other record weÆve made, this one came |
| together more naturally. And ironically, we wound up with more melodic |
| parts than ever before, but things werenÆt so calculated.ö Without |
| confines, UNDEROATH arrived at atmospheric numbers like ôDriftwoodö and |
| ôPaper Lung,ö two of the bandÆs most forward-thinking pieces yet, with |
| little hesitation. The former, according to TIM, is inspired by |
| Radiohead. ôItÆs our homage to the band. We embraced it and went were |
| the song took us.ö If that sounds like a radical shift, to hear it is to |
| know it makes perfect sense with the pacing of ╪ (disambiguation). |
| Meanwhile, SPENCER cites the aforementioned ôPaper Lungö as his personal |
| favorite on the record. ôFor me, it has a classic Deftones feel. ItÆs |
| still dark and heavy but thereÆs a melody driving it. Big choruses, |
| guitars, quirky keyboard touches. I love it.ö But thatÆs not to say that |
| the sonic fists that fans have come to know are being edged out, as |
| evidenced by the fast punk-inspired charge of ôVacant Mouth,ö the irate, |
| unforgiving ôReversal,ö the maniacal feel of ôIlluminatorö and the |
| vicious, mind-bending ôWho Will Guard The Guardians.ö. As for DAVISONÆs |
| entry, CHAMBERLAIN and MCTAGUE both herald the drummer as a key element |
| in UNDEROATHÆs ability to move forward. ôThe first person we considered |
| was DANIEL,ö says TIM, who first befriended the drummer ten years ago |
| when his band shared Southeastern stages with Norma Jean. ôAnd he came |
| down to play with us and things just clicked quickly and easily. There |
| was no hesitation, he immediately fit in. After three weeks of writing |
| with DANIEL, we committed to do the new record on time and as planned. |
| That spawned us into working every night, from 5 oÆclock until 1 or 2AM |
| the next morning. Playing for six to eight hours.ö ôWriting with someone |
| new, was invigorating,ö says SPENCER of DANIEL, who has since become a |
| permanent member of UNDEROATH. ôDrums play a huge part in UNDEROATH, and |
| I think Daniel just killed it. He destroyed everything in his path when |
| it came to writing and playing. ItÆs been such a smooth and positive |
| transition. It feels natural now.ö Working again with Goldman, who |
| co-produced Lost In The Sound of Separation, and teaming with Griffith û |
| who helmed Norma JeanÆs most recent album, UNDEROATH assessed what it |
| had done in the past and ultimately sought to convey a similarly organic |
| feel on the record. ôWhen we felt the record taking shape, we sat with |
| it for awhile--we looked at the songs and our past releases and compared |
| the production,ö says MCTAGUE. ôWe werenÆt looking to go down the same |
| road. Our last couple of records were super-produced and edited. Matt |
| and Jeremy are both vibe oriented and helped us get where we needed to |
| go.ö ôThereÆs a lot of stuff on this record that some might consider it |
| loose, but for us itÆs got little imperfections, like we all do as human |
| beings,ö MCTAGUE adds. ôAnd I think itÆs probably closer to the live |
| UNDEROATH experience. The nuances that give it a little bit of life and |
| character are present and we really embraced that. A lot of the drum |
| stuff for instance happened in one or two takes.ö MCTAGUE continues, |
| ôThis record feels more natural because itÆs a lot more sequential |
| whereas our last record was more piece by piece. ItÆs a lot closer to |
| our live experience rather than a flawless, computerized project.ö In |
| that sense, ╪ (disambiguation) lives up to its meaning. ItÆs an album |
| that speaks for itself as it provides clarity about a band that has |
| experienced its share of misinterpretation. ôWe want this record to set |
| the record straight and it will,ö SPENCER concludes. ôItÆs presented |
| exactly the way we want it. And when we play it live it will show that |
| UNDEROATH is, as it always was, the sum of its parts. I couldnÆt be more |
| proud of this record and happier with where we are as a band.ö |
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