ThirdEye

Too many beautiful words and evocative metaphors for an album that is, in my opinion, the lowest point in Meshuggah's career. Anonymous, devoid of personality, and lacking that musical confidence and creativity that has made this band something unique. The problem, in my view, is not that they've changed skin: on the contrary, it's just the opposite. Koloss isn't terrible; they've simply come to terms with themselves, and that's worse. Those key characteristics that made them so distinctive have diminished; they haven't reworked these traits as they always have, they've mutilated them and settled for the finished product. Any other band could be satisfied with that. But not Meshuggah...

I share the reviewer’s opinion: great experiment/idea but not fully successful in practice. I didn't know about the live albums of the project; maybe live it's a whole different story. As for the duration, I suggest listening to one track a day, perhaps before going to sleep, without the rush to get to the end :)

In my opinion, better than Time Waits For No Slave. Enjoyable from start to finish, it's got an incredible drive. Among other things, it feels a bit more "wild" and "raw" compared to their latest work, maybe because of the production or something else, I don't know. Regarding the fact that "they're still here among us terrorizing the respectable dreams of the most hypocritical part of society," I might have some doubts (but ultimately they're small), but better to leave it alone: the album rocks and we like it just the way it is.

Not bad, very stylish but beautiful.

Really special group, for a debut this is absolutely not bad at all. Highly recommended, even live (they have a killer rhythm section).

How many (badly made) clones of Meshuggah are out there.....

A review, in my humble opinion, perhaps a bit too harsh in judgment (but excellent in writing). After all, it's only the first album for the young girl, and if one expects to hear something revolutionary 99.99% of the time, there's a risk of being disappointed. What works against her perhaps is her still being too tied to certain sounds of Massive Attack and especially Portishead, although one can sense the desire to go elsewhere... after all, it’s still the first album. It’s clear that there are countless better artists than her in this field, but the album is good.

Well... I've listened to it again and again, but I can't seem to be as enthusiastic as you are. It's true that the album has a particular atmosphere that stands out from her other work, but it's precisely the fact that Björk focused too much on this overall ambiance, on the more conceptual side of Biophilia that made her lose sight of the most important thing, in my opinion: the music, the crafting of beautiful pieces. In the end, only three tracks struck me: Crystalline, Virus, and Mutual Core; the rest feels like a dog chasing its tail, something that doesn't reach a point (if there even is one...). If I really had to give a rating, it would be a 3.5, because in the end, the most commendable aspect of Biophilia is the willingness to challenge oneself.

In my opinion, the discussion could also be this: the video game medium is transforming, becoming much less of a video game and much more of a 360° video experience. The debate over art/non-art in video games began to take hold precisely at the moment when this transformation was gaining more and more traction. On the other hand, it's evident that today video games increasingly evoke cinema, comics, and graphics/illustration, heavily influencing these media (especially cinema, just think of 3D). The argument presented by 47 is, for me, very shareable (and true), but only up to a point: perhaps because we are not realizing that video games are transforming, becoming something else and not just simple games. I don't believe the issue can be simplified to the fact that a handful (call it a handful, it's millions) of nerds no longer want to be seen as losers...

"His writing contains the fundamental elements, perhaps the only ones, that clearly distinguish the skilled craftsman from the talented author": I don't know if Auster is the only one to possess these fundamental elements, but in his figure as an author, I have found both that of the talented author and the skilled craftsman... especially after reading the New York Trilogy, a fantastic book.