Contemplator

https://contemplator.bandcamp.com

ContemplatorMorphose, released 29 July 20221. Rite of Shards2. Vestigial3. Ephemeron4. Ashes Swallowed5. Zero Mask6. Hollowing the Flame7. The Catch8. Idol Obedience"Let’s cut straight to the point here – ‘Vestigial’ is a fantastic piece of work full on intrigue. With many moving parts and creative changes of feel and pace, the track will do much more than hold your interest throughout its near-five-minute duration. The bass work of Pacaud here is outstanding, building a solid foundation for the track to grow around, at times feeling like the vocalist of the band… Do yourself a favor and get to know the band before Morphose makes its way into the world!" - Everything Is Noise"Morphose is an epic and ambitious set of songs, orchestrated and cinematic on the whole but harboring moments of intensity and crushing hugeness, at times feeling like an instrumental Opeth. There are elements of more spacious post-metal, material that feels more like a grand film score, and intense bursts of awe-inspiring power." - Treble"How does Pacaud find so much melodic resonance among the cacophony of technical metal passages? His alternating dynamics between distortion and clean mode are straight from the Stravinsky playbook, yet his fretless bass soloing over the top of Jeff Ball’s violins give it a filmic texture that would not be out of place in a new series of Bosch. Clearly, metal musicians appreciate the technical challenge of playing jazz, but do jazz musicians reciprocate when expanding their knowledge? On this evidence, Pacaud can be confident that they will." - Scream Blast Repeat"'Heavy' or 'complex' are the wrong words one would use to describe CONTEMPLATOR. The more accurate way to describe them is 'cinematic.' Pacaud has a laundry list of progressive acts that influenced his music in his press releases (and Final Fantasy composer Nobou Umematsu), but the first band we’d compare them to is Fantomas. Mike Patton and company took several cues from Italian film scores when writing their music, and Morphose feels like the soundtrack to a horror film that never got made." - Metal Epidemic

Category: Arts & Entertainment

Country: Canada (CA)

Currency : CAD

Platform: Bandcamp

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