Mouth of the Architect - Quietly
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Artist: Mouth of the ArchitectEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-07-22
Music Label: Translation Loss
Soundtracks:
- Quietly
- Hate and Heartache
- Pine Boxes
- Guilt and the Like
- Generation of Ghosts
- Rocking Chairs and Shotguns
- Medicine
- A Beautiful Corpse
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Free Music Review: Epic
Hit: 5 Stars
For those new to Mouth of the Architect: this band is very much in the style of Neurosis, Isis, Pelican, etc. In other words, great music that is both brutal and beautiful.
As for this album, it is somewhat of a departure from their previous effort "The Ties That Blind". As one reviewer mentioned, "the intricate, riff-heavy epics" are not present on this album and I agree. However for me this is not a big deal as I still feel the songwriting is strong. Being a musician and composer myself, I'm often faced with the thought of "do I go for simple (and be emotional) or complex (and show off my chops)?" In the case of MotA, it seems that they decided on the former. Looking to write songs that stick with you on an emotional level and leave behind the complex riffing for now. Songs like "Generation of Ghosts" are heavy on the epic chord changes and intense melodies. I found that after my first listen to the album, I didn't know if I liked it or not. But I found myself drawn to replaying the album much more frequently than I expected, being drawn to the strong melodic content.
Another change are the vocals... in spots there is some actual singing, such as on "Rocking Chairs and Shotguns" or the female vocals on "Generation of Ghosts". The singing is used sparsely and is usually in tandem with brutal screaming - in other words, used tastefully. This should be of no surprise to those who have watched bands "grow" into singing (Neurosis, Isis, Mastodon). There are still great moments of brutality in this album though... "A Beautiful Corpse" is just thick as f$kk.
In summary, MotA has released another great album. This shows very focused songwriting that puts emotional content over musicianship, but still delivers in terms of heaviness and brutality. I would highly recommend this effort.
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