{"id":3090,"date":"2017-02-08T13:26:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T13:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-ocean-grove-the-rhapsody-tapes\/"},"modified":"2017-02-08T13:26:14","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T13:26:14","slug":"review-ocean-grove-the-rhapsody-tapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-ocean-grove-the-rhapsody-tapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Ocean Grove &#8211;\u00a0The Rhapsody Tapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/1710ad79857915659397c9bdb02d33f5\/tumblr_ojw07zX49O1r8no6so3_r8_1280.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Before attempting to consume <i>\u2018The Rhapsody Tapes\u2019<\/i> by Melbourne based collective <b>Ocean Grove<\/b> you should take some time to read <a href=\"http:\/\/therhapsodymanifesto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rhapsody Manifesto<\/a>. Go on, <a href=\"http:\/\/therhapsodymanifesto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click this link<\/a>. You will find a section of text written by the band. Now, absorb it. Get a feel for its eloquence and passion. See it as more than just words on a screen. See it as part of a new movement. Forget everything you thought before and open your mind to new feelings and ideas. Let the concept of <i>Odd World<\/i> fill your mind and ensnare your senses. Only then will you be ready to truly appreciate and revel in the baffling brilliance of this juggernaut <b>Ocean Grove<\/b> have created. <\/p>\n<p>Seriously, leave everything you know about heavy music behind. It will be no use here, because <b>Ocean Grove<\/b> have taken every influence and style that has defined and inspired metal and hardcore over the past few years and ripped it to shreds. With so many cookie-cutter bands sticking to their comfort zones and running riot recently, this is the swift and necessary kick up the arse that the scene has been craving. <\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>On one hand, there is the pit bothering <i>\u2018Beer\u2019<\/i> which seethes with nu-metal heaviness and melody while also sounding thoroughly modern, while the street-hardened <i>\u2018Intimate Alien\u2019<\/i>spits bile-speckled bars over its almost sensual groove.<\/p>\n<p>On the other there is the absolute filth encrusted on the surface of <i>\u2018From Dalight\u2019<\/i> that rumbles with old school drum and bass and the strained darkness of <i>\u2018Thunderdome\u2019<\/i> and <i>\u2018Mr Centipede\u2019<\/i> that feel like cold fingers running up and down your spine. It\u2019s all so familiar yet so fresh. It\u2019s strangely comfortable but also downright disturbing. It\u2019s challenging yet thoroughly engrossing. It\u2019s unlike anything else any band is doing right now and should therefore be celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>Contorting and slithering in any direction that it pleases, <b>Ocean Grove<\/b> have really pulled it out the bag with this one. Go forth and get lost. <\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>&lsquo;The Rhapsody Tapes&rsquo;<\/i> by <b>Ocean Grove<\/b> is out now on <b>UNFD<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ocean Grove<\/b> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oceangrovemelbourne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oceangrovemelb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Jack Rogers (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackMRog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JackMRog<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before attempting to consume \u2018The Rhapsody Tapes\u2019 by Melbourne based collective Ocean Grove you should take some time to read The Rhapsody Manifesto. Go on, click this link. 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