April 4, 2013 • self-released
I was hoping this day would never come—the day I find an Eric Fourman album to be "just okay" instead of "amazing". I guess that goes to show how much I like his stuff, but at the same time I'm finding it difficult to find a lot to say about Seizures without sounding like I dislike it, when I don't. I'll try my best, though.
As usual, Seizures provides a collection of hefty ambient drone tracks, although this time around it's more drone and less "ambient", as Fourman's sound continues to go up in volume and down in subtlety. He hasn't deviated from the formula of ever-evolving, organic-sounding pieces, which still have that very uplifting-yet-somber aesthetic that keeps me coming back to these albums.
While on the whole Seizures is a fine album, it has a few missteps, like the slightly dull "Dry Mouth" and short "Thoughts of Death"—I shorter tracklengths do a disservice to ambient in general, but especially this sort where they need time to grow and evolve, but that's just me. Besides, the album also brings several strong pieces to make up for that, such as the powerful and grimy "Rapid Heart Beat" or the wide-open expansive sound of "Lost Touch with Reality", two tracks that definitely make this album worth listening to. (Or maybe I just like the distorted sound better; who knows?)
While it's a decent release, a lot of it seems to be treading the same old ground that we've had in just about every other album. And that's fine for truly quality titles like Cloudy, but Seizures unfortunately comes off as one of Fourman's weaker efforts. Again, that's not a bad thing, as it's still worth a listen, thought it's not particularly memorable in light of his other material. But don't let me dissuade you when it's (as always) a free download!
"I was hoping this day would never come—the day I find an Eric Fourman album to be "just okay" instead of "amazing". I guess that goes to show how much I like his stuff, but at the same time I'm finding it difficult to find a lot to say about Seizures without sounding like I dislike it, when I don't. I'll try my best, though."
ReplyDeleteOMG dude this is annoying to read... you make it sound like you dislike it at first and then say you don't want to sound like that even though you just DID. YEAH that was just as confusing as what you wrote.
Why don't you just say, I like this album but there isn't much to say about it, it isn't great but I like it well enough.
There I just wrote your review for you with much less words and confusing shit.
You are welcome ♥