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Futant Oblivion - This Chosen Madness Review

by Matt Hensch

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Now I've been exposed to crazy music before (take 5/5/2000 and Fantomas, for instance), but Futant Oblivion is one of those oddballs that can outperform and conquer everything around it. In order to even understand such labeling, you must understand how avant-garde/experimental music is given proper status: It must be weird but in sync with its background; it should essentially provide its own diversity without grasping anything too out-of-line; and finally, it should be able to provide decent instrumentation regardless of individual tweaks. With all that being said, you can expect This Chosen Madness to be everything a great release of this nature represents and then some. Insanity has never sounded so good!

Tunes like the rhythm-based "Tyrant's Asunder" latch onto atmospheric ledges as other instrumental entities carefully hover above and provide musical support away from boredom. Essentially, this disc takes on an interesting atmospheric-industrial rock approach that really hits the spot if you're in the right mood for thing bigger than your sanity can grasp. But throughout these instrumental twists, the core of this observation briefly exposes itself: Futant Oblivion's personal craziness. The atmosphere is simply mind-blowing; the production twists and turns all these strange numbers into eye-opening observations; the music is way out in left-field, but that's what you're supposed to experience. In order to dissect what lies within these numbers, you have to chart ahead with an open-mind, and if you do so, then be prepared for something that'll take you to places far beyond.

To conclude, what Futant Oblivion is doing on This Chosen Madness is simply revolutionary in the sense that it puts evenly focused amounts on creativity and stellar musicianship; finding a mix as such isn't likely, but this is one of those records. When viewing this esoteric release from a beginning perspective, it might be a little easy to be lost in the crazy instrumentation, yet that's exactly the point; once you look beyond the chaos and discover the inner beauty This Chosen Madness emits, you'll love every bombastic anthem it radiates. If you have a taste for the unknown, then this absolutely astounding CD is the one you'll want.


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Dark Suns - Grave Human Genuine Review

by Matt Hensch

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Ever hear sh*t that annoys you like a stylus prodding your ribs, just for a bothersome reaction? If not, I present Grave Human Genuine, so wipe that sh*t-eating grin off your face! This album is a progressive production that sounds darker and heavier than the average faction whoring towards Dream Theater, yet Dark Suns seems to brush a huge problem under the carpet: nearly everything showcased is ridden with blight beyond the concept of blight. These guys cannot succeed when trying to break new ground amidst darkness and large visions appearing here, so buckle up, put on your goggles, and watch the unintelligent urination smear everything in sight.

Musically, Dark Suns have crucified themselves. There is no chemistry within their dabbling, as all riffs are layered by minimal notes and waddling into clean guitars without plan, which systemically restricts percussion contributions to one step levels of simplicity. Also, the vocals seem quite monotone, but I really could not see anything else considering how weak Dark Suns looks poetically. Powerless performances show no signals of actual life besides meandering dung, and it's not like they'll ease up a bit either. I guess what destroys Grave Human Genuine when not viewing the instrumental forlorn would spotlight Dark Suns' whiny core and general negativity as an identity. There just seems to be this sobbing, bitter atmosphere throughout time, which feels a little childish after sixty minutes of pathetic bitching; save that for an Atreyu album, morons. Well, that is the whole record, looking like it will take off, but timidly crawls back in the let's-not-move-forward phase of idiocy. Now picture multiple songs lasting nearly ten minutes like that…shotgun please!

Interestingly enough, Grave Human Genuine sometimes jumps over these rules that control Dark Suns' every move, with slight touching into electronic music and wide experimentation; however, it cannot be denied strength empowers odd spices. Two songs, "Amphibian Halo" and "The Chameleon Defect," are wonderful screwballs. Indeed, they sound completely opposite from that bitter, emotional tone most of the CD occupies, except both cuts actually swipe and sway your consciousness into yesterday; it is about time we got some substance, but I am still confused. Dark Suns can excel wonderfully when going outside the norm, but playing it safe cumulates hollow backlashes? Give me a break. Looks like our guys cannot write honest material, or they just scored some points based on a little gamble; whichever way you cut it, Dark Suns has lost much more than they've gained, making this album frail, boring, pathetic, and a massive waste of time.

Well kids, what lesson have we been taught today? Yes my child, attempting to bend a genre's limits by executing useless processes will not get anyone very far, and this plastic waste consistently describes how endeavoring and destructive things will go. Grave Human Genuine has its burdensome share of stupidity, but I guess that is a prophecy burning bright when bands like Dark Suns attempt too much tap-dancing material instead of just writing good music. This thingy had awesomeness written all over it, but they kicked themselves right in the noggin, and thus, your good buddy suggests staying away from dull junk like Dark Suns' third full-length.


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