Second Nature Recordings
2007
Vinyl 7"
After eight years of break ups, fall outs and extremely limited reunions, Coalesce have finally released their first new material since the classic '0:12 A Revolution In Listening'. Massively influential and popular, yet still as relevant as Converge despite having been out of the loop for so long, Coalesce have effortlessly managed to evolve their sound, just as they did between 'Give Them Rope' and '0:12 A Revolution In Listening'. The choppy phrasing, stripped back sound and groove from '0:12...' have been taken to extremes, now backed up with incredible musicianship and an abundance of ideas. 'Son of Son of Man' sounds as if it has been broken into pieces, then messily put back together - Riffs are constantly overlapping or stopping short, and the whole track is paced in such a satisfyingly uneven way, while still managing to be thoroughly catchy. 'I am This' is similarly good, slightly more familiar, but still fantastically clever and addictive.
'Salt and Passage' is pretty much the perfect comeback release from a band as important and unstable as Coalesce. Both tracks don't rely upon any gimmicks or new elements, and are far from being tired re-treads of what they have done in the past. New Coalesce sounds muscular, fragmented and very, very catchy. Which is clearly good news.
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- Salt and Passage has been printed on a massive array of different coloured vinyl, with at least 3 different colours and different coloured sleeves for some versions. The rainbow press was limited to 60 copies, though black should still be available at least, and a second press is likely.
- Coalesce recently finished a tour with their inferior labelmates at Hydrahead, The Daughters, and hopefully they'll make their way to Europe soon.
- Blue Collar Distro (run by vocalist Sean Ingram) is also carrying the bands first live DVD set, 'No Business In This Business', incorporating footage from 14 different shows. This will only be available through Blue Collar and on tour.
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