SCENARIO

EIMOG are a new Post-Rock band out of Italy. This is their debut released in 2010. We get the usual bass and drums but there are three guitarists, mind you two of them also play piano. We also get guest violin and cello on this recording. This is one of the saddest albums I have ever heard. Yes it's beautiful but man you wouldn't want to listen to this if something sad has happened in your life. Nothing new here as far as Post-Rock goes as we get the usual sounds and build-ups. This is just so well done though.

"Saved By Thirteen" is supposed to be "Saved By Zero" isn't it ? Oops wrong band. This one opens with chopped up sounding vocals as the music comes in and eventually takes over. It's solemn and slow before picking up a bit before 2 minutes. Cello joins in at 3 minutes then violin. It settles before 5 minutes with piano and guitar. Violin a minute later then it kicks in before 6 1/2 minutes. So moving. It settles back late. "Until Death Do Us Part" is a brighter song surprisingly considering the title. Drums and guitar standout. It becomes powerful with guitar leading around 4 minutes. "Jana" opens with the drums slowly beating as chunky bass and guitar fill out the sound. It's building. It settles back before 2 1/2 minutes then builds again to an intense soundscape. Another calm before 5 minutes.

"Building Empires Upon This Landscape" opens with gentle guitar and it's so moving. Strings join in. It settles 3 1/2 minutes in with percussion and gentle guitar then it builds. It settles again before 6 minutes. It doesn't start to build again until after 12 minutes. "May Tries To Be June" features piano and picked guitar then a beat comes in before a minute. It kicks in before 2 minutes. Nice. It then settles back. It's building 6 minutes in until it's intense around 8 1/2 minutes in to the end. "Madre" has a haunting intro as we get what sounds like mellotron and spacey sounds. Picked guitar joins in before a minute. A powerful atmosphere with strings follows. Drums before 4 minutes then it settles back.

Post-Rock fans should really check this band out, and if you need a soundtrack to make you cry then look no further.