{"id":22040,"date":"2014-06-04T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-waking-aida-eschaton\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:03:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:03:25","slug":"album-review-waking-aida-eschaton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-waking-aida-eschaton\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Waking Aida – Eschaton"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sometimes you let your expectations get too high, and this is something I had this week when it came to reviewing the debut record from Southampton\u2019s Waking Aida<\/strong>. On paper,\u00a0‘Eschaton’<\/em> sounds highly promising with the likes of Explosions In The Sky being cited as influences and Maybeshewill’s Jamie Ward handling recording duties, yet unfortunately it’s not quite what I had hoped for.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, there are moments that shine throughout this 50 minute instrumental record. The twiddly, jangly guitars on ‘How To Build A Space Station’<\/em> come off as pleasant and compliment the band’s subtle atmospheric tone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Whilst throughout there is an underlying groove from the band’s bass and percussion department that gives ‘Eschaton’<\/em> some form of consistency. Something which is certainly required considering it\u2019s length.<\/p>\n

Yet the downfall of ‘Eschaton’<\/em> is its inability to truly grab you and leave you compelled, something that their post-rock pioneers (Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai) have continued to do so. However, the mid-section of ‘Incandenza’,<\/em> and tracks like ‘Glow Coin’<\/em> and ‘Matted Fur’,<\/em> show potential to do this, but ultimately Waking Aida<\/strong> never quite pull it off.<\/p>\n

One strong point of ‘Eschaton’<\/em> is the band’s musicianship. Throughout, the quartet allow each other to shine, from the twinkling guitars, to absorbing drum patterns to the groove-filled basslines. They all play off each other well with great effect, yet during the later stages of the record, it\u2019s clear the band are running out of structural ideas.<\/p>\n

On the whole ‘Eschaton’<\/em> requires you to have patience. It\u2019s a lengthy, challenging record that hints at potential brilliance throughout, yet it ultimately it leaves you disappointed. I had hoped for a record that floored me and had me hooked from start to finish, but instead I\u2019m left unfulfilled. Somewhere down the line Waking Aida<\/strong> will do something special but this debut isn\u2019t that.<\/p>\n

2.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Eschaton’<\/em> by Waking Aida<\/strong> is out now on Robot Needs Home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Waking Aida<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Sean Reid (@seanreid86<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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