shEver-A dialogue with the dimensions

2009

ShEver are an all female band from Switzerland who have knocked out a pair of demos and a full length album prior to this EP. After listening to this disc I felt like I had initially been prepared for a roller coaster ride, but in the end the whole four song ride just coasted. There were some heavy tones, but all too often it was the same tone dragging on with little variation in pace, pitch or anything. I kept expecting and hoping for something to raise the intensity level, but it never came except maybe for a brief period on the final track. The vocals are of the low growling variety for most most of the time which is alright, but again there is very little altering of any part so it drones on. I even went back for a second try on this disc and the final song has some bits where the drums have some rhythm going and even the bass thumps in for a while, but even then you have to go through several minutes tedious ramblings to get to some moments of real substance. I can deal with drone when there is building or progress because all styles really need some structure. some way of building up or some momentum to draw the listener in. These four songs lack much in that department and that made reviewing this a difficult chore in some ways. Still I like the heavy, fuzzed out tones and think the production is fine, but beyond that they have a lot of work to do.