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MH-267 Lymbyc Systym - Shutter Release  With a touring schedule that keeps them on the road seemingly more than it gives them time at home, Lymbyc Systym have miraculously completed their second full-length album, entitled Shutter Release. Magnifying the already giant sounds of Love Your Abuser was not an easy task, but with Jeff Zeigler behind the boards recording the album and John Congleton (Modest Mouse, Explosions In The Sky) shaping the mixdowns, they’ve managed to do just that. Instrumentation has become broader, arrangements more grandiose, and melodies more focused, resulting in a sublime second album. While the stacked keys and busy drums that defined their previous outing still create the foundation of much of Shutter Release, the Brothers Bell have added acoustic and electric guitars, majestic brass and disembodied vocals to their arsenal. On Shutter Release, Lymbyc Systym prove there are few better than them at reviving memories with sound. |
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| Reviews Summary |
| Haunting post-rock instrumentals seep into your soul - AP / Draws you in and makes its world the only one there is - Houston Press / Lymbyc Systym emerge clean, pure, triumphant. Rejoice, a noble birth - Strangeglue / It's beautiful, it's moving - East Bay Express |
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| After touring with such bands as Broken Social Scene and The Books, the brothers Jared and Michael Bell have taken Lymbyc Systym to the next level with Shutter Release. "Shutter Release" takes the quiet yet pounding instrumental approach that moves the listener to another world. Some instrumental bands can pull off concept albums, but the best ones tend to simply show off their ability to create diversity. Lymbyc Systym does just that as no two tracks sound the same. The album starts with an electronic country element on the opening track "Trichomatic" and shifts nicely into a more quiet and calming middle section with "Bedroom Anthem." There is a slow build-up with rock music in the track "Shutter Release" and the album finishes triumphantly with an orchestral section. While diversity is the album’s key, the band’s ability to make diverse songs flow well is the true accomplishment. The album is divided into parts, but each transitions so well that it is barely recognizable. The album may not have a concept, but it will take the listener for a ride and never look back. - Daily Egyptian |
