The Sky's Run Into The Sea

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Total Tracks: 5   Total Length: 61:16

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Hasn't hit their stride

sryanpatterson

When I think of putting growing on, I think of a giant tidal wave of blistering white noise drone crashing over me. This album doesn't quite get to that point. I much more prefer the S/T album available here.

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engulfing.

kristinanna

i completely disagree with the first review; this album moves quite a bit. this album, in my opinion, is more complete than "soul of rainbow." although that album is amazing. this one makes me shiver when i hear the opening notes, and holds me until it ends. listen to this so loud that you bleed- at that point you will be in frequency with the earth, and you'll immediately feel nothing else.

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Surprisingly dull

Slar

Someone else rated this 1* and I was thinking "oh come on, Growing is pretty interesting. Allmusic.com gave this 4 1/2*. How bad could it be?" I figured that the rating was so low because someone was expecting an alternative/punk album. Well, yes, this album is completely miscategorized, but it doesn't matter. Even as an experimental album, it is still really bad. It is 60 minutes of long drawn out instrumental passages that never really "grow" anywhere. I tried to come up with a setting where I would voluntarily listen to this a third time, but I couldn't think of anything. The eponymous album is significantly more interesting.

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The album starts off innocently enough with a delayed, clean-toned lull that’s heavenly, but it slowly evaporates and is replaced by dark drones that are equally as soothing as they are intense. Growing balances the dense but heavy silence with interludes that would be right at home on a Pink Floyd record from the late ’60s and early ’70s. For all its intensity and seriousness, the album isn’t without a sense of fun. The quirkiest moment of the record comes with “Tepsije,” which has muddled feedback dirges over a melody line nicked from the Beatles’ classic “Norwegian Wood.” The versatility of the group shines in the album’s closing moments. Starting off like “2/2″ on Brian Eno’s Music for Airports, “Pavement Rich in Gold” gradually melts into warm feedback loops before being rescued by crunchy guitars and the quiet appearance of vocals for the first time in the hourlong excursion. Sky’s Run into the Sea is a stellar debut and a challenging listen for those who want their music to be more than just “audio wallpaper” for their lifestyles. – Rob Theakston

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