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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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| Instrumental rock albums can be cold. They can be alienating. In the broadest sense of the word, they can be voiceless. Lymbyc Systym's third release, Shutter Release, is none of the above, and may be just the sort of record patient listeners always hoped existed. Using warm acoustic instrumentation over precise electronic programming, brothers Jared and Michael Bell craft melodic, dramatic post-rock songs that are both comforting and challenging, and always worthy of close listening. The songs ebb and flow like a sea, yet are rarely as stark as Explosions in the Sky or as serene as Godspeed You! Black Emperor. With most songs under five minutes, this could be deemed instrumental rock for short attention spans, but that's okay: It's beautiful, it's moving, and then it's done, with no wasted effort on anyone's part. For those already invested in the genre, it may be a revelation. - East Bay Express |
