Panic Lift - Witness To Our Collapse
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Witness to our Collapse is the first, long-playing album of Panic Lift, an American band founded in 2006, which music is loosely associated with electro/industrial. It is not a random assignment, yet, at least in my opinion, it does not fully expose a great variety of sounds the band used to create this record.
Everything I have and Failsafe, the tracks which open the record, are kept in a typical, dark-electro atmosphere. Yet, I'd dare to say that a gentle hint of synthpop can be heard in them. Distorted vocals add a bit of a moderate agression to their sound, which render them slightly 'dark'. The next track "Hold" takes us on a journey to the world of futurepop. An exceptionally melodic track, will perfectly fit every genre-related party. Regarding choruses – a clear vocal can be easily heard, yet it is slightly modulated and distorted in verses. Shelter does not bring any novelties with regard to the tracks that precede it. We got back to dark electro sounds again. It does not surprise whatsoever, undecently resembles two previous tracks. Yet the next piece of music, the title track Witness To Our Collapse constitutes quite an innovation of the record. I have to admit that I did not excpect such a change in the style of music, however, it does sound rather interesting and stands out from the rest of the tracks. Remnants of a Dead Age is by all means a masterpiece of dark-electro/harsh-ebm music.Very dynamic, filled with agression, it ruthlessly kickstarts both your body and soul. No Trace to Love is yet another track that takes us back to more synthpop atmosphere, with the distorted vocal traditionally indispensable. Yet the track is definitely worth at least a small amount of attention, being very distinctive nad having every possibilty to become a club hit. Seasons Change is yet another, after Witness to Our Collapse, piece of music which constitutes somewhat a change from what the band once took up as their typical style of music. A gentle ballad enriched by piano sequences is a temporary rest from aggressive beats and a perfect moment of calm. However, just after that while we get back to far more dynamic Dawn of Fate and Save Yourself – the tracks which can by all means please your ears, but monotnous and distrubingly resembling the previous ones. The album ends with Butterfly Wings (My Only Hope), which really appealed to me. This piece of music is rather calm, at times more aggressive due to the sound of guitars. To my point of view it was a perfect idea to put the track at the end of the record. This allows you to savor the moment of relaxation and overly calm yourself down after listenting to more aggressive and dynamictones of the previous tracks. What delighted me the most as far as the last song is concerned was the amazing sound of piano, which tops the album off with its extraordinary charm and one-of-the-kind atmosphere.
To sum up – I consider the album as the very good one. Obviously, it does have both disadvantages and advantages. Those to the album's favor are definitely No trace to love, Witness to our collapse, Remnants of a dead age or Butterfly Wings (My Only Hope). The band has apparently been looking for the style which would suit them best, it is difficult to state which direction they are to head for, even after listening to their latest release. I can notice a great potential in them, which addmitedly requires perfecting, but given the fact the band is relatively young, I am sure they will eventually find their individual style of music.
Tracklist:
01. Prologue
02. Everything I Have
03. Failsafe
04. Hold On
05. Shelter
06. Witness to Our Collapse
07. Remnants of a Dead Age
08. No Trace to Love
09. Seasons Change
10. Dawn of Fate
11. Save Yourself
12. Butterfly Wings (My Only Hope)
Everything I have and Failsafe, the tracks which open the record, are kept in a typical, dark-electro atmosphere. Yet, I'd dare to say that a gentle hint of synthpop can be heard in them. Distorted vocals add a bit of a moderate agression to their sound, which render them slightly 'dark'. The next track "Hold" takes us on a journey to the world of futurepop. An exceptionally melodic track, will perfectly fit every genre-related party. Regarding choruses – a clear vocal can be easily heard, yet it is slightly modulated and distorted in verses. Shelter does not bring any novelties with regard to the tracks that precede it. We got back to dark electro sounds again. It does not surprise whatsoever, undecently resembles two previous tracks. Yet the next piece of music, the title track Witness To Our Collapse constitutes quite an innovation of the record. I have to admit that I did not excpect such a change in the style of music, however, it does sound rather interesting and stands out from the rest of the tracks. Remnants of a Dead Age is by all means a masterpiece of dark-electro/harsh-ebm music.Very dynamic, filled with agression, it ruthlessly kickstarts both your body and soul. No Trace to Love is yet another track that takes us back to more synthpop atmosphere, with the distorted vocal traditionally indispensable. Yet the track is definitely worth at least a small amount of attention, being very distinctive nad having every possibilty to become a club hit. Seasons Change is yet another, after Witness to Our Collapse, piece of music which constitutes somewhat a change from what the band once took up as their typical style of music. A gentle ballad enriched by piano sequences is a temporary rest from aggressive beats and a perfect moment of calm. However, just after that while we get back to far more dynamic Dawn of Fate and Save Yourself – the tracks which can by all means please your ears, but monotnous and distrubingly resembling the previous ones. The album ends with Butterfly Wings (My Only Hope), which really appealed to me. This piece of music is rather calm, at times more aggressive due to the sound of guitars. To my point of view it was a perfect idea to put the track at the end of the record. This allows you to savor the moment of relaxation and overly calm yourself down after listenting to more aggressive and dynamictones of the previous tracks. What delighted me the most as far as the last song is concerned was the amazing sound of piano, which tops the album off with its extraordinary charm and one-of-the-kind atmosphere.
To sum up – I consider the album as the very good one. Obviously, it does have both disadvantages and advantages. Those to the album's favor are definitely No trace to love, Witness to our collapse, Remnants of a dead age or Butterfly Wings (My Only Hope). The band has apparently been looking for the style which would suit them best, it is difficult to state which direction they are to head for, even after listening to their latest release. I can notice a great potential in them, which addmitedly requires perfecting, but given the fact the band is relatively young, I am sure they will eventually find their individual style of music.
Tracklist:
01. Prologue
02. Everything I Have
03. Failsafe
04. Hold On
05. Shelter
06. Witness to Our Collapse
07. Remnants of a Dead Age
08. No Trace to Love
09. Seasons Change
10. Dawn of Fate
11. Save Yourself
12. Butterfly Wings (My Only Hope)
