{"id":67811,"date":"2018-08-02T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=67811"},"modified":"2018-08-01T19:48:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T18:48:11","slug":"review-time-the-valuator-how-fleeting-how-fragile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-time-the-valuator-how-fleeting-how-fragile\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Time, The Valuator \u2013 How Fleeting, How Fragile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67812 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/154965-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/154965-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/154965-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/154965-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/154965.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>When a band describe their music as &#8220;art&#8221;, you have every reason to be sceptical. It\u2019s as if <strong>Time, The Valuator <\/strong>are <em>asking<\/em> to be criticised. Similarly, when they announced their debut album, they described it as &#8220;a limitless blend of alternative rock, pop, metal, jazz and ambient&#8221; music. Nevertheless, having listened to \u2018<em>How Fleeting, How Fragile\u2019,\u00a0<\/em>they have the right to be confident.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in mid-2015, the German four-piece has worked quickly to crystallise their ideas. Make no mistake, their talent is both obvious and effective. At the forefront is Phil Baylor\u2019s singing voice. Lofty and capable, he easily gives Spencer Sotelo a run for his money, expertly riding notes, then plunging into hooks. Weaving around the music, but never dominating it.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s secret weapon is the way chief songwriter\/pianist\/guitarist Rene M\u00f6llenbeck and second guitarist Cedric Dreysazs construct songs. Wisely, they don\u2019t overuse the djent-y <em>Nerp-Nerp<\/em> sound other bands rely so heavily on. Instead, it\u2019s a tool in their palette, deployed for effect; especially when \u2018<em>Onryo<\/em>\u2019 takes a violent turn. \u00a0Thus, allowing shifts in tone and style, adding characterful slides, licks, and nuance where needed. Building around a piano, and piano sounds (\u2018<em>Fugitive<\/em>\u2019), provides texture to the airy sections while avoiding the godawful identikit synthscapes seemingly shoehorned onto every record in this genre. And no, you can\u2019t call the faux-orchestral sound on <em>\u2018Starseeker\u2019 <\/em>overblown, because it fits perfectly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Time, The Valuator - Elusive Reasons (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/THXIclrFAOU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>How Fleeting, How Fragile<\/em>\u2019 is the sound of a metal band exploring space. And that\u2019s the record\u2019s only real flaw, with so many other bands (Northlane, Voices From the Fuselage, Periphery) already exploring it, the cosmos seems a bit crowded. Stepping outside the box would have been easy, instead <strong>Time, The Valuator<\/strong> tread a safer path.\u00a0 However, by really pushing those generic sounds they have created a powerful, worthwhile record. \u2018<em>How Fleeting, How Fragile<\/em>\u2019 is a rich, assured debut. Clearly, a little confidence goes a long way.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>How Fleeting, How Fragile<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Time, The Valuator<\/strong> is released on 3rd August on <strong>Long Branch\u00a0<\/strong>\/\u00a0<strong>Famined Records.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time, The Valuator <\/strong>links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timethevaluator.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timethevaluator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/timethevaluator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timethevaluator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time, The Valuator have created a powerful, worthwhile record with &#8216;How Fleeting, How Fragile&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":67812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,3],"tags":[5879,9158,15705,15621,1138,15659],"class_list":["post-67811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-famined-records","tag-how-fleeting-how-fragile","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-long-branch-records","tag-time-the-valuator"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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