Where to start…? This album
is so varied that it’s difficult to know exactly how to
describe it. I suppose it depends on how varied your musical
tastes are whether you see this as a good or a bad thing. On
one level, the music appears confused; the band not knowing
what they are or how they would like to be perceived, although
they probably don’t care. And on another, it is experimental
and extreme prog rock which is essentially different, track by
track and exciting in its variety.
Miocene’s album develops (and probably hopes to profit from) a
current trend in merging different genres of music into rock,
most obviously drum & bass in this instance. In addition
possible influences are A Perfect Circle/Tool, System of a
Down and Roni Size; but there’s an essence that also verges on
the comic, in kind of a Goldie Lookin’ Chain way. At the same
time however, there are darker moments a la Aphex Twin, heavy
sampling, trance and there’s even some classical music thrown
in for good measure.
‘A Perfect Life…’ is more soundtrack than album. It has its
irritating glitches and moments, think unnecessary love scenes
or experimental camera shots that just don’t work, but on the
whole it is hypnotically enjoyable music to linger over.
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