Floating Heaven的音乐

轉載自http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=21655 作者: kaivrykolakas To begin with, this is a great release, especially when one considers the fact that this is one of the few rare releases to come out of Hong Kong. The first song started immediately without any intros or build-ups. After a few seconds, listeners would be able to notice the similarities to Incantation. Dark guitar riffs, doomy interludes, low guttural vocals very similar to Craig Pillard or Mike Saez, and pounding drum patterns. Upon continued listening to the rest of the cd, Iisteners would notice more Incantation-influenced guitar riffs and doomy bridges and parts to the songs. There are also blackish riffs everywhere. The overall ambience and feel of this release is really grim and dark. The title 'Black Sun' therefore is very suitable. Listeners who are depressed and suicidal would relate really to the songs. The songwriting in this release is good. Although the riffs and arrangement are somewhat simplistic in nature, listeners would not notice that aspect immediately. This is because although the riffs are simple, they are at the same time good and stay in the mind, especially the minds of depressive and suicidal listeners. The production is awesome. The guitars are crushing, even when the riff is simple, the crushing production helps to make the simple riffs sound majestic. The blend between the instruments and the vocals is perfect. Listeners would be able to really make out all parts which then helps them to get into the doomy feel of the songs. The doomy parts remind listeners of earlier works of My Dying Bride. Many listeners who are already very familiar to Incantation would conclude that this is a carbon copy. But this band deserves to be listened.

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轉載自: http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=78454 作者: cheeses_priced Every comment I seen about this band starts off by comparing them to Esoteric, then quickly turning around and say that they’re not really that like Esoteric after all. Well, who else do you compare a funeral doom band with some psychedelic parts to? Ninety-nine percent of the death/doom bands out there are closer to My Dying Bride than Hyponic is to Esoteric, but nobody says anything because it’s just accepted by this point. The ambient part of the first song will definitely remind you of Epistemological Despondency, though. Luckily, and maybe a little surprisingly, Hyponic are actually very good, and even a bit original. They use a weird, ambient style of guitar playing instead of the predictable riffs a lot of funeral doom bands use, which puts them above all of the mediocrity out there. The last song is the strangest one and the best one; although it’s simple in the sense of not being “technical,” it sounds almost orchestrated as opposed to resembling normal guitar playing, and the drumming is eerie and almost ritualistic. That’s the kind of creativity that I seek out in this kind of music. Nobody seems to be able to make up their mind whether this thing is supposed to be an album or an EP; regardless, the relatively short length (just a hair over a half hour) is the only thing I’d remotely point out as a serious complaint, and even then, not really: better four relatively short tracks that stick out from one another a bit than a full disc that wears out its welcome. Thumbs up, recommended, etc.

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