Jun 112013
 

(Andy Synn delivers another installment of his irregular series of album reviews in haiku. Two more reviews come after the jump. With music.)

DARK TRANQUILLITY – CONSTRUCT

Marriage of borrowed

And blue. Projector meets Void.

Not quite something new.

https://www.facebook.com/dtofficial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9xDchocYCM

 

THE OCEAN – PELAGIAL

Outshines Helio

And more human than Anthro

Deeper, more sublime

https://www.facebook.com/theoceancollective

 


 

HORNA – ASKEL LÄHEMPÄNÄ SAATANAA

Ferocious Finnish

Filth. Hypnotic groove and grind.

So wrong, yet so right.

 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Horna-Official/194755433889352

  5 Responses to “ANDY SYNN PRESENTS: REVIEWS IN HAIKUS”

  1. Pelagial is the album of the year, decade, and millenium in my book. Only Opeth’s Still Life and Blackwater Park compete.

    • I bought Pelagial about two weeks ago and I’ve probably listened to it twenty times, maybe more, and it just keeps getting better with every listen. I doubt anything will knock this out of my #1 spot for my top ten list for 2013. Album of the decade? Well, I’m sure it’ll be in my top ten.

      • I feel the same way. I loved Pelagial on first listen, but as I listened to it more and more (quite copiously in the first few weeks I had it) I discovered even more buried beneath the surface. Even now, every time I listen to it, it grows on me.

    • Pelagial is indeed a wonderous album. Even though I appreciate the reviews in haikus, I wouldn’t have minded reading a full-length review of both Pelagial and Construct.

      Speaking of which, I do agree with the fact that Construct offers nothing new under the sun, though there are subtleties to the album that make me hope for a stellar album in two or three years. Plus the last track – None Becoming – is really, really good.

  2. Horna sounds awesome!! 🙂

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