the third full length by born of osiris. third albums are
widely regarded as the 'make it or break it' album. when i listened to the
discovery for the first few times in 2011, i have to admit they didn't really
make it for me. so i put it back on my cd shelf. there it stood for quite a
while. circa a year later, on a whim, i pulled it out and threw it into my
cd-player. that was the first time it really clicked with me. all of a sudden that
album was a real cracker and i felt like i finally understood the whole thing.
they made it after all.
so strong songs on here. check out 'devastate' and 'automatic motion' and get lost in their odd, electronic induced soundscapes. i love
this mix of this modern tech death metal, keyboard pop and these adorable
neo-classic guitar solos. a masterpiece. simple as that. so the first three
born of osiris records had been on my want list pretty much from the beginning
of my vinyl collecting days. i loosely looked out for them on ebay,
deadformat.net and the like. but i never really made a straight attempt on
getting them. that changed the day i got another automatic discogs e-mail.
the mail told me that there were all born of osiris records
abailable from one and the same seller. the prices were affordable and the
seller had all the colour-ways available i was looking for. so here was the
chance to pick them all in one fell swoop. of course, to buy all four (the
2013 record will be featured next) together wasn't that cheap after all but at
least i saved on shipping. and here it is. sumerian went for a thick glue
pocket sleeve instead of a gatefold sleeve, which i prefer. the cover art is
pretty ace and matches the music perfectly. the vinyl colour is stunning. love
that the two discs look different in their marble effect. sumerian records.
2011.
