(2017) Watter - History of the Future
Review: When Watter first appeared fully formed in 2014 as a trio featuring founding members of Grails & Slint, most assumed the mercurial group would vanish into the ether just like the foggy echoes of sound they crafted on their debut album, This World. …Three years later, spent experimenting and crafting new sounds, Watter are back with History of the Future. The new album is approximately 50 minutes in length and is a collection of ten exquisite pieces that have so many nuances that’s quite impossible to define its music style: elements of jazz, math rock, electronic and some classical notes are all blended together to create an album that represents a step ahead compared to This World. History of the Future is probably more dynamic but it does have calm, dreamlike moments. Essential part of the creative process of this experimental journey are the illustrious guests, which include Britt Walford (Slint), Dominic Cipolla (Phantom Family Halo, Torres), Rachel Grimes (Rachel’s), Bundy K. Brown (Tortoise), and Todd Cook (Shipping News, The For Carnation). With this premise how can History of the Future not be good? The deep bass tones of ‘Telos’ open the album with a sinister atmosphere that’s tense and dark but served in the softest way. Your mind flies away but ‘Death Knock’ brings you back to the album and even if you try to zone out there’s no way to escape because this track lures you and keeps you stuck on its sound. ‘Sacrificial Leaf’ and ‘Depth Charge’ are the tracks that mostly resemble the mood of the previous album. The synths and the whole sound of ‘Depth Charge’, filled with fat drum beats and belching pulses, are mesmerising and if you close your eyes you find yourself in the set of Mulholland Drive, running on a empty road without understanding what you are escaping from. It’s deep and powerful.
Tracklist: 01-telos.flac 02- shadow chase.flac 03-death knock.flac 04-sacrificial leaf.flac 05-depth charge.flac 06-liquid of life.flac 07-the cloud sanctuary.flac 08-macho milano.flac 09-history of the future.flac 10-finalsunrise.flac
Summary: Country: USA Genre: post-rock