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 Mia HopeWe Are Just Satellites (Rising Records) VIEW COMMENTS [0 Comments] | ADD COMMENTS Anyone who has attended a live show by these UK noise fiends will be well aware how unpredictable and chaotic the experience is. Well, after landing a much deserved record deal, going through a number of line-up changes and then enduring frustrating delays, the band have finally put their magnificent mayhem down on disc. However, whereas some bands just sound sterile in the studio and come alive onstage, with Mia Hope, the back room of some shitty pub through some shitty, busted amp isn’t the best setting for a music fan to truly digest their sound. You need to listen to Mia Hope in pristine, stereo-sounding glory to get a full appreciation for this band and only once you’ve given We Are Just Satellites a spin, will the full glory of this band become clear. We Are Just Satellites is one of those albums that you can only truly appreciate if you just sit back and let it flow over you. Don’t bother trying to start a shitty mosh-pit to the likes of Microbial Culture, the sound is too complex for that. Don’t bother trying to dissect it either because, to be honest, every time you listen to it you’ll discover something different. This is an album that starts taking you on a journey down one path before throwing you off the path you’re on and into a completely different world. One minute you’ll be getting accustomed to the head-melting drums and the chaos of the guitars and the next the band will throw you into the sort of epic, breathtaking soundscape that will leave your jaw swinging around your feet. You want heavy? Well, 50 Year Storm has a midsection so heavy you’ll feel the arse drop out of your world. You want clever? Well, for the musically gifted of you, leap to the gargantuan finale to this album, Writing In The Dark, a track that sees the Berkshire outfit cram every weapon from their musical armoury into eight minutes of epic music. The end result, far from being a disjointed mess, brings We Are Just Satellites to a breathtaking, colossal conclusion. As for comparisions, the usual names get bandied around – Dillinger, Sikth, Johnny Truant – and, yes, We Are Just Satellites will appeal to fans of all of those bands but Mia Hope have shown time and time again that they are far from being mere clones with Matt’s unique vocal style alone being enough to set them apart from the rest of the noise scene. Love them or hate them though, Mia Hope are a unique band who may not appeal to everyone but, for those who like their music a bit more challenging and a bit more intricate, We Are Just Satellites should tick every box. - Rating [9] Release Date - 15 February 2010 Reviewed by Graham Finney Find more articles on Mia Hope Find YouTube Videos on Mia Hope Download We Are Just Satellites here Related Tags USER COMMENTS - 0 Comments ADD COMMENT |
       
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