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EASTERICA

Misanthrofeel

 

Experimental/Post Metal

2.60 | 3 ratings

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Conor Fynes
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3 stars 'Easterica' - Misanthrofeel (5/10)

After a relatively successful experiment with his debut full-length 'Sampleria,' the man behind Misanthrofeel decided to focus his efforts on a more uniform theme. While the debut stretched over several styles, the second Misanthrofeel release 'Easterica' centers it's music around a dark oriental/arabic sound. While this development in the way Misanthrofeel makes albums is likely to it's benefit in the long run, 'Easterica' seems to go a bit too far with the uniformity; and ultimately suffers from a lack of variety.

To those that are not initiated with the music of this project, Misanthrofeel is the work of one man who composes and performs all of his music on a computer. While the fact that none of the music is actually 'performed' (only programmed,) Misanthrofeel still stands as being a talented composer. With that in mind, the music here cannot be approached as one would with music performed by live musicians. While there is a slightly warmer sound than had been heard before with Misanthrofeel, the performance of otherwise interesting compositions is made very cold and heartless.

In terms of the music here, things sound alot along the lines of a soundtrack to one of the classic Prince Of Persia video games, in both the composition and execution. Things are generally kept pretty dark and haunting throughout, and the music is driven by distorted guitar chord emulations with a generally 'delayed' melodic line running overtop.

'Easterica' is a decent concept piece, but it suffers from it's 'samey' nature, making the debut album a slightly more fulfilling listen. However, the execution and programming this time around is better, showing that the work of Misanthrofeel will only improve with time.

Conor Fynes | 3/5 |

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