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Document #7

Pg. 99 · 2001

25 min · 5 tracks · screamo

Chaotic and visceral, the music intertwines dissonant melodies with raw emotional outbursts and intricate rhythms.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Living in the Skeleton of a Happy Memory — This track showcases the band's ability to blend complex time signatures with intense vocal delivery, setting the tone for the entire album.
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    A Sonnet to Both Ugly and Murderous — Clocking in at over eleven minutes, this track is a sprawling exploration of themes like despair and conflict, representative of the band's signature style.
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    Love Goes Tisk... Tisk... Tisk — At just over a minute long, this song encapsulates the band's frenetic energy and lyrical intensity, serving as a stark contrast to longer tracks.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

53 /100
Foothills
Higher than 40% of albums we've rated

The album's chaotic structure and emotional vocal delivery define its unique place within the screamo genre.

What we noticed

  • The album features abrupt tempo changes, with tracks often shifting from chaotic bursts of sound to quieter, more introspective moments.
  • Vocals alternate between screamed and melodic lines, creating a dynamic contrast that enhances the emotional intensity.
  • Each track is relatively short, averaging around two to three minutes, which contributes to the album's frenetic pace and urgency.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
8/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Living in the Skeleton of a Happy Memory 7:51
  • 2 Del Mundo Lleno De Rocio 1:18
  • 3 The Mangled Hand 4:06
  • 4 Love Goes Tisk... Tisk... Tisk 1:09
  • 5 A Sonnet to Both Ugly and Murderous 11:01

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