{"id":4844,"date":"2016-08-31T14:20:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T14:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-devin-townsend-project\/"},"modified":"2016-08-31T14:20:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T14:20:13","slug":"album-review-devin-townsend-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-devin-townsend-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ethereal and realistic in equal measure, Devin Townsend<\/b>\u2019s \u2018Transcendence\u2019<\/i> is a truly captivating sonic adventure through the human psyche.<\/p>\n

If your heart is racing one minute and then floating above your human shape on a gust of mortal freedom, you\u2019re listening to the Devin Townsend Project<\/b>. This seventh full-length is a beautiful compilation of ambient metal to demonstrate that the genius of this Canadian and his surrounding contributors knows no earthly bounds, as if that needed clarification. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A consuming out-of-body experience beckons throughout opener \u2018Truth\u2019<\/i> with towering atmospherics to morph seamlessly into its successor \u2018Stormbending\u2019<\/i>, a twinkling treasure of lofty cries and authoritative rhythms. \u201cTime is a human construct,\u201d<\/i> Devin remarks somewhat ironically through a 5-minute sci-fi journey.<\/p>\n

Soon enough, the cavernous despair and stunning fretwork of \u2018Failure\u2019<\/i> raise an important question \u2013 does Devin Townsend know how phenomenal it is being Devin Townsend? The beautifully unpredictable \u2018Secret Sciences\u2019<\/i> and the swaying astronomical harmony of \u2018Stars\u2019<\/i> fully showcase an ambient project at its absolute creative peak. <\/p>\n

You can almost hear a cavalry taking up arms through the title track, booming and boundless in its approach. Beyond a first half of sadly forgettable repetition of the track title, \u2018Higher\u2019<\/i> later projects itself in the same way, expanding into a commanding and lofty opus worthy of its 9:40 length. <\/p>\n

Despite being the shortest chapter, \u2018Offer Your Light\u2019<\/i> charges with a furious electronic pace to offset the choral dream state amid \u2018From the Heart\u2019<\/i> and the self-assured closer \u2018Transdermal Celebration\u2019<\/i> that takes a bow with grace and poise. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s no musical event quite so dominating and absorbing as a Devin Townsend Project<\/b> record, and the same majestic formula applies for \u2018Transcendence\u2019<\/i>, an epic exploration of Devin Townsend\u2019s masterful presence.<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

\u2019Transcendence\u2019<\/em> by Devin Townsend Project<\/strong> is released on 9th September via InsideOut Music<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Devin Townsend Project<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Ali Cooper (@AliZombie_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ethereal and realistic in equal measure, Devin Townsend\u2019s \u2018Transcendence\u2019 is a truly captivating sonic adventure through the human psyche. If your heart is racing one minute and then floating above your human shape on a gust of mortal freedom, you\u2019re listening to the Devin Townsend Project. 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