{"id":85124,"date":"2019-07-17T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=85124"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:26:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:26:09","slug":"review-alarmist-sequesterer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-alarmist-sequesterer\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Alarmist &#8211; Sequesterer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-85166\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alarmist-Sequesterer-min-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alarmist-Sequesterer-min-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alarmist-Sequesterer-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alarmist-Sequesterer-min-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alarmist-Sequesterer-min-465x464.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alarmist-Sequesterer-min-501x500.jpg 501w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alarmist-Sequesterer-min-600x599.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alarmist-Sequesterer-min.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Dublin instrumentalists <strong>Alarmist<\/strong> are fast becoming a name synonymous with quality in the UK math and post-rock scene. With two EPs and a great debut LP already under their belt, the band\u2019s sophomore record, \u2018<em>Sequesterer<\/em>\u2019, acts as undeniable confirmation of their status as ones to watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Sequesterer<\/em>\u2019 is a fascinating voyage through jazz and electronica-influenced post-rock, full of interesting instrumental and structural experimentation. Frantic, mathy drumming fuels a spiralling vortex of synths, bubbling basslines, and trebly guitars. As this unique sound leads the listener further and further down the rabbit hole, more and more vibrant imagery comes into realisation; 8-bit arcade games, sci-fi extravaganzas, and trippy cinematic dream sequences could all use any song on this album as a soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>The way that <strong>Alarmist<\/strong> manage to so effectively evoke ideas of retro-futurism and grand-scale exploration through their choices in instrumentation alone is mightily impressive. With an emphasis on space-age synthesisers on tracks such as \u2018<em>Expert Hygiene<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018<em>Lactic Tang<\/em>\u2019, the record is lent a real sense of vastness. This is helped along by some brilliant, slow-building song progressions, a whole lot of reverb, and the odd sprawling epic (see the album\u2019s best moment, \u2018<em>Bronntanasaurus<\/em>\u2019).<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Alarmist - Bronntanasaurus (Small Pond Session)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p4tjhWoM-_Y?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>If there is one complaint to be made of \u2018<em>Sequesterer<\/em>\u2019, it\u2019s that at times the album can get a little lost within itself. With such a focus on spacey atmosphere and wandering structure, it\u2019s unsurprising that some of the songs here seem to veer off course and somewhat compromise the flow of the record as a whole. It seems almost like the band are distracted by their own experimentation, which is understandable when it\u2019s often so interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Still, <strong>Alarmist<\/strong>&#8216;s daring foray into so many different corners of the musical world on this record is not a feat to be taken lightly. Whilst, by its nature, &#8216;<em>Sequesterer<\/em>&#8216; won\u2019t be for everyone, those interested in post-rock and instrumental music will find countless reasons to love it.<\/p>\n<p>3.5\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Sequesterer<\/em>\u2019 by <strong>Alarmist <\/strong>is released on 19th July on <strong>Small Pond Recordings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alarmist <\/strong>links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alarmistband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alarmistband?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alarmistband\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/alarmist.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Jack Hardiman (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigjhardiman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bigjhardiman<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The way that Alarmist manage to so effectively evoke ideas of retro-futurism and grand-scale exploration through their choices in instrumentation alone is mightily impressive&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":85166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[17292,5879,17000,17291,5671],"class_list":["post-85124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-alarmist","tag-album-reviews","tag-jack-hardiman","tag-sequesterer","tag-small-pond-recordings"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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