{"id":4195,"date":"2016-09-13T13:30:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T13:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-tesseract-errai-ep\/"},"modified":"2016-09-13T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T13:30:11","slug":"album-review-tesseract-errai-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-tesseract-errai-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: TesseracT – Errai EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Admittedly, I often turn a blind eye to \u201cbonus material\u201d as haphazardly placed remixes and acoustic versions aren\u2019t my cup of tea, but with a band like TesseracT<\/b>, you\u2019ve got to give it a go right? And, while they haven’t hugely strayed from the regular path of progression, they continue to create complex and melodic dissonance that stems from their djent roots. Alongside their tour edition of the critically acclaimed \u2018Polaris\u2019<\/i> comes \u2018Errai\u2019<\/i>, a four track EP with tracks reimagined by TesseracT<\/b>\u2019s long time live producer and sound engineer, Aidan O\u2019Brian.<\/p>\n

In a way, \u2018Errai\u2019<\/i> poses as a canvas to project Dan Tompinks\u2019 trademark soaring vocals, his voice being the focal point of each track. The structure of \u2018Survival\u2019<\/i> and \u2018Cages\u2019<\/i> remains true to the originals but they\u2019ve stripped down their signature massive, heavy rhythmic sound to an atmospheric soundscape.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Tourniquet\u2019<\/i> is show-stopping; spacey and serene to begin with, before a heavy interlude and haunting piano outro at the six and a half minute mark. This unfortunately casts a shadow on the final \u2018Seven Names\u2019<\/i>, which is probably the most unique offering on the EP. Atmospherically delayed lead guitar and a dynamic mix certainly put a different take on this track.<\/p>\n

With \u2018Errai\u2019<\/i>, TesseracT<\/b> expose their more vulnerable nature which should be heard, even if you\u2019re more inclined to the heavier side of things. That said, I doubt this EP hints at a new sound for TesseracT<\/b>, but rather them showing us just how much they can do by creating an even more ambient and lyric-focused soundscape. It\u2019s an opportunity to see the songs from a different angle and also a triumph to their dynamism that you don\u2019t get with many artists.<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Errai\u2019<\/i> by TesseracT<\/b> is released on September 16th with ‘Polaris’<\/i> (Tour Edition) on Kscope<\/b>.<\/p>\n

TesseracT<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Phoebe Messenger (kangaezu_ni<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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