Die Shellsuit, Die! review The Empyrean and give it 10 out of 10
James Davidson of the UK-based e-zine Die, Shellsuit, Die! has reviewed The Empyrean and he gave it 10 out of 10. He passed the review to Record Collection Music who have then passed it to Invisible Movement; so here’s an excerpt.
“God†starts as dream pop along the lines of French Electro Pop duo Air or ex-Sneaker Pimp Kelli Ali, but the track soon kicks into a brooding rhythm of kick drum and electric piano leading into a maelstrom of synth and digital processors, the star ship sail boat going into hyperspace, edging out on gentle violin. “Dark/Light†carries on where the previous track left off with Frusciante’s voice searing out of an ion storm over a calm piano line leading into a drum machine and organ waltz of falsetto vocals, a cruise into the calm of space with the billions of twinkling of stars in the back ground while the busy, almost dubby, bass adds volumes of colour as it riffs away over the “Bohemian Rhapsody†like chorus of “ahsâ€. On “Heaven†Frusciante’s voice is a Bee Geesque falsetto backed by meek guitar, tough bass and whirling organ, the drums picking it up, holding a post card like snatch of Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man†with the organs and late night jazz club beats. Bitter sweet synths shatter like glass, as the vessel skirts through the vapours swirling around a gas giant.
You can read the whole review at this address and this would be the zine’s front page; if you want to take a browse around.
And remember: this is not the first 10 out of 10 that the album received. Terapija.net also gave it a 10 out of 10.
