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<\/a><\/p>\nWhen the promo letter states that Danish\/English act See The Sky are eccentric, experimental and eclectic, that is very much the truth. ‘Ego Rehab’ is a unique album in many ways, and it draws upon great many sources of inspiration. From death metal over\u00a0nu metal to\u00a0pop\u00a0and nineties alternative rock\/metal a la Senser, the odd crew that is See The Sky covers a wide range of styles. You could say that this is both their strength and their weakness.<\/p>\n
As much as I adore both the growls of Bjarne Mathiesen\u00a0and the beautiful voice of Miriam Gardner and many of the intricate musical structures of this album when heard in isolation, I find it really difficult, also now after a number of listens, to find\u00a0that common thread, which leads me through the album. I’m telling myself that I’m\u00a0stupid and not able to get the brilliant concept of this album, because it\u00a0seems to be genuinely thought-through, but that is really the situation: I\u00a0basically don’t get it. It doesn’t sink in, although I objectively can hear that these folk know their stuff and that their sound\u00a0and\u00a0mix is\u00a0fantastic.<\/p>\n
The first nine tunes of the album are, as much as I don’t get it, at least full of nice details and a number of surprises. The last two tracks, Manipulation Malpractice and Damaged Beyond Repair, however, are not up to scraps at all. The latter in particular, frankly speaking, ignites nine minutes of\u00a0pure boredom.<\/p>\n
This is an ambitious project, which partly fails, but perhaps for more advanced minds, this is the\u00a0best thing since Nutella.<\/p>\n