Shades of...

Shades of... Artist: Shape of Despair
Label: Spinefarm
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 6417871140522
ASIN: B00004TEX2


Release Date: 2006-04-04

Shades of...


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Tracks:

  1. In The Mist
  2. Woundheir
  3. Shadowed Dreams
  4. Down Into The Stream
  5. Sylvan-Night

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Album Description

Shape Of Despair, one of the few bands that unfolds in front of the very eyes of the listener the true faces of despair, parading one by one in front of his fearful eyes. Shades Of is the first part of their bleeding legacy and despite the fact it is a debut album, it is a real masterpiece filling your hollow hours with moments of grief and pure bitterness with its lengthy compositions.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Doom-dy-doom-doom!.......2006-12-04

Description: cross My Dying Bride with Lycia. Shake hard. The lovely, slightly low-fi slab landing on your doorstep is this lovely album. Add elements of shoegaze, and a hint of flute right out of early Genesis, and a bit of monotone drone from a David Lynch soundtrack, plus some lovely female pseudo-choral music... you've got me.

Repetitive? Somewhat. The key with this, as with Lycia, is to set you down in a dark and moody groove, and expand on the theme. Synth wash and orchestrations only add tension and sheen to the proceedings. Not a perfect album, but I'm enjoying the hell out of it right now.

4 out of 5 stars

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