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End Transmission (2002 Victory)
BAND: Daryl Taberski (vocals) - Dustin Perry (bass) - Frank Vicario (guitar) - Jon Salemi (guitar) - Tim Redmond (drums)
TRACKLIST: coagulate - cadence - the beat - believe, revolt - ten a.m. - first word - new kata - a synthesis of classic forms - aperture - exile etiquette - interrogation - litmus test - id/hindsight
REVIEW:
Hardcore pioneers ten years in the making, Snapcase, unveil their newest chapter in their "How to Kick Ass" series of albums with End Transmission. This album shows a much more refined and artistically developed band, which was first hinted of with their last LP, Designs for Automotion. This is definately a concept album which revolves the environment of a futuristic, and emotionally-dead society. And imagine Snapcase being the forefront of a movement to incite the people of this world to revolt against their so-called authority figures. The design of the insert and cover for the cd are very computer based looking, resembling that of Radiohead's most recent albums, with the exception of all those little weird drawings. But it looks cool, and fits with the theme of the whole album concept. I've only had the cd for a day or two, but the lyrics are arranged very abstractly, and their are sections of text that read as lyrics, but aren't labeled as songs. And it's hard to follow Daryl's screaming, so I can't follow with the lyrics that well. But as for the musical aspects of the album, they've really burned some bridges. One of the things that stands out the most is the use of a piano in a few of the songs, which is very unlike previous Snapcase material, even though it's become a lot more prevalent in other hardcore bands within the past few years. And along with the piano, they balance out their hard driving, and solid-as-steel songs with more ambient, low-key jams throughout the album. One of the best displays of this are tracks 2 & 3, when played in succession. Track 2, "Cadence," builds up in ambiguity to track 3, "The Beat," which just bursts out of your speakers. This album has it all though. You have those straight ahead, yet very precise and intelligent, hardcore songs that Snapcase has made their reputation with, and then there's the unique lyrics which appeal to your more intellectual side. The bottom line: this album is so strange that it's cool.
