Stalkermusic


***½ (3½/5)

review by: Jaakko Mäntymaa
review date: 10.7.2007


Depth Beyond One´s - Ebb

Depth Beyond One's has started their journey with great ambition. With their second promo the group is bringing boldly forth a concept-EP full of fastly turning and bouncing sort-of-metal. These five guys from Oulu, Finland, mix their soup with everything found in the spice shelf. The result is, wonder how to say, maybe fascinatingly odd.

Ebb tells a story in three parts about a family which is totally confused after the mother has died. Furious Grand Lapse starts the story as it is supposed to: pulling the listener into it. Immediately after the beginning it is clear that anything could be coming forth. It is also clear that the group has talent in playing. At some points the band bounces heavily like Meshuggah and the next point everything calms down to grunge- like chorus, which reminds me of Finnish band Rust. Eventhough the going gets rough, it is still far from getting lost. Wept Thoughts offers a safe haven from the storm for a while and maybe the best moments on the promo. The story ends in the song "A Human decay" which tells about the the dad going mad.

DBO is full of potential and skills in playing. Especially the playing and co-operation of the bassist Jarru Kanniainen and the drummer Jani Kuorikoski is admirable. It is damn grooving. Also I need to raise the hat for not falling in to having any prejustices of where to go musically. In my opinion, this depressing theme would've needed more of those agression bursts. The balance is a bit too much on the easier side for my taste. Anyway, DBO is a very interesting new name from which can be expected much in the future.

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