Silo

Work

Written by: PP on 11/09/2014 22:07:22

Some of our Danish readers may have stumbled upon a rock band called Silo during their path of discovery to the music history of our country, but most of you will probably either not remember or not have heard of the Copenhagen based unit. "Work" is their third album and first in thirteen years, having released a couple of records in 1998 and 2001 respectively and played shows with Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Sigur Rós, before splitting up to focus on family and work life instead. "Work" is thus a collection of songs written throughout the last decade whenever there has been time for it, and taking that into consideration, it is very surprising how uniform the album sounds like in the end.

The genre is experimental rock, so the guitars are noticeably effect-laden in nature, often digitalized entirely and looped in sequences that create an ominous and brooding atmosphere and industrial undertones in the background. The band aren't particularly heavy, per se, but the fuzzy and lo-fi distortion applied to most lower end notes on the guitar and bass definitely qualifies them in the heavier end of the alternative rock spectrum. Softly sung vocals recall late 90s indie / alternative rock scene, specially the British bands of that era, even though the band are highly experimental otherwise. Album highlight is "Power Points", which features smooth female vocals and something that actually resembles a chorus in the midst of the looped rhythms and electronic effects that dominates their soundscapes otherwise. It creates a focal point on an album that otherwise sounds extremely samey throughout, its biggest weakness despite being otherwise well written. Another quirky track is "Cabinn Fever", which features a hip hop cameo by High Priest & M. Sayyid from Antipop Consortium to stir up the pot a little bit.

In general, "Work" is an album in the truest meaning of the world. All songs string together in what feels like an endless loop of rusty, distorted guitar that scales from low to high pitch, in the latter parts sounding more like electronic effects than actual guitars. It works quite well though, but in the end "Work" isn't anything spectacular. In fact it needs more songs like "Power Points" and "Stationary" to be memorable. That being said, it's certainly a unique album that's difficult to compare to many contemporaries in 2014, so it has landed Silo some praise across international media for its digitalized approach to rock music. Here at RF.net, the album feels more like background music than anything you'd frequently return to.

6

Download: Stationary, Power Points, Work (Out)
For the fans of: My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails
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Release date 28.04.2014
Novennial Paralysis / Target

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