B.O.S.C.H. - Einsam
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In my recent review of B.O.S.C.H.’s ‘Apparat’ I regarded the album as an interesting piece of Neue Deutsche Härte slash industrial metal. Now the time has come fully to understand the scope of evolution the band has underwent to reach their current status quo, i.e. check their debut album ‘Einsam’.
It quickly becomes apparent that ‘Einsam’ is a more straightforward album than ‘Apparat’, the proof being the construction of each track. Direct and radiating with almost raw power music dominates the LP, which in fact is what one should expect from a NDH release. And that’s the thing: we got what we expected. No surprises whatsoever, no single thing making you raise your eyebrow in amazement or nod your head in approbation saying ‘Blime! That’s something! ‘. Tunes attack us one after the other, and after a while some might actually lose track of things due to all songs sounding quite similar. Still it’s a decent listen. The first track ‘Soweit’ has some pretty interesting bass line, and is in itself a good ‘opener’. ‘God’, despite from what one might expect, differs little from its predecessor, mainly due to the lack of pace change (avarage), which only comes in track no. 3, the title song ‘Einsam’. A dynamic song indeed, with some drum’n’bass somewhere in the middle section, which doesn’t come as a surprise considering one of the band’s influences being The Prodigy.
I wouldn’t like it to sound disparaging, but the statement ‘and so on’ fits here perfectly. As I have written before, the album does not surprise, sounds like these are aplenty, which does not necessary deteriorate B.O.S.C.H.’s position in the NDH niche, proof being their second album. ‘Einsam’ is a solid, German craft, and that’s my line of defense.
Now a few words about vocals. In contrast to ‘Apaprat’, ‘Einsam’ is exceptionally one-dimensional. Strong, somewhat husky, at times even screaming voice of the singer complements the music perfectly, though I can’t shake off a feeling that even a slight derivation from this route would give the LP another kick, and definitely make it more memorable. Just like it happened on ‘Apaprat’.
Now that I have the whole picture, I can wholeheartedly say that B.O.S.C.H. is going in the right direction. Everything that the debut lacked or did wrong has been added or fixed on the follower, which bodes well for the band. Keep it up.
Tracklist:
01. Soweit
02. God
03. Einsam
04. Mehr
05. Schmerz
06. Neon
07. Irgendwie
08. Kälte
09. Spiegel
10. Zeit
11. Ratten
12. Abwärts
Other articles:
It quickly becomes apparent that ‘Einsam’ is a more straightforward album than ‘Apparat’, the proof being the construction of each track. Direct and radiating with almost raw power music dominates the LP, which in fact is what one should expect from a NDH release. And that’s the thing: we got what we expected. No surprises whatsoever, no single thing making you raise your eyebrow in amazement or nod your head in approbation saying ‘Blime! That’s something! ‘. Tunes attack us one after the other, and after a while some might actually lose track of things due to all songs sounding quite similar. Still it’s a decent listen. The first track ‘Soweit’ has some pretty interesting bass line, and is in itself a good ‘opener’. ‘God’, despite from what one might expect, differs little from its predecessor, mainly due to the lack of pace change (avarage), which only comes in track no. 3, the title song ‘Einsam’. A dynamic song indeed, with some drum’n’bass somewhere in the middle section, which doesn’t come as a surprise considering one of the band’s influences being The Prodigy.
I wouldn’t like it to sound disparaging, but the statement ‘and so on’ fits here perfectly. As I have written before, the album does not surprise, sounds like these are aplenty, which does not necessary deteriorate B.O.S.C.H.’s position in the NDH niche, proof being their second album. ‘Einsam’ is a solid, German craft, and that’s my line of defense.
Now a few words about vocals. In contrast to ‘Apaprat’, ‘Einsam’ is exceptionally one-dimensional. Strong, somewhat husky, at times even screaming voice of the singer complements the music perfectly, though I can’t shake off a feeling that even a slight derivation from this route would give the LP another kick, and definitely make it more memorable. Just like it happened on ‘Apaprat’.
Now that I have the whole picture, I can wholeheartedly say that B.O.S.C.H. is going in the right direction. Everything that the debut lacked or did wrong has been added or fixed on the follower, which bodes well for the band. Keep it up.
Tracklist:
01. Soweit
02. God
03. Einsam
04. Mehr
05. Schmerz
06. Neon
07. Irgendwie
08. Kälte
09. Spiegel
10. Zeit
11. Ratten
12. Abwärts
Other articles:
- B.O.S.C.H. - Apparat - 2013-07-07 (Music reviews)
