The Human Abstract
Digital Veil

LA RECENSIONE

A change in a band's lineup is always a leap into the unknown: you never know if you will land on your feet or take a hard hit; nonetheless, something will change.

For The Human Abstract, the change of the vocalist and the return of Minette (Guitar and piano) did not represent a fall; rather, it was like entering a dark room, illuminated with this new album.
Thus, you can hear the classical influences and the perfect combination of harder parts with more delicate ones.
The production is excellent, and the band is there: the result of this sum can only be discovered by enjoying "Digital Veil".

The album begins with an instrumental piece that captivates: a classical guitar arpeggio that evolves, anticipating the calibrated power of all their work. Immediately, "Complex Terms" kicks off, a fusion of guitars and keyboard anchored by alternating scream and clean vocals; the vocal performance here is excellent. Then follows "Digital Veil" and "Faust", which maintain the high rhythm without depriving the pieces of slower melodic moments, seamlessly linked.
"Antebellum" is almost sweet and "Holografic Sight" darker, where there is room for a more relaxed and evocative passage that, gradually reinvigorating, directly drags into "Horizon To Zenith". It ends with "Patterns," an alternating of measured rhythm and lead guitar parts capable of hypnotizing, allowing this album to fade out smoothly just as it started.

Perhaps by listening to them in one go (time permitting), these 37 minutes of music might captivate the listener, revive past situations, and imagine new ones.
Maybe they will succeed in having you see the five Californians playing and composing this perfect soundtrack for a typical February day, even when it's not February.
There's nothing left to do but start listening.