Release
date: October 21st 2016. Label: Self Released. Format:
CD/DD
MAIRA
– S/T (EP) – Tracklisting
1.EOS 06:16
2.ATE 06:57
Members:
Reini - Guitar
Max - Guitar
Mario - Vocals, Bass, Piano
Johannes - Drums
Review
Maira's debut S/T EP is
something that won't appeal to everyone. The band play a familiar
style of Post-Rock with the band adding dark elements to their music.
The piano interludes on
the opening track EOS add a nice calming influence before the and
move into heavier territories by adding post-metal style riffs. It
does take some time for the song to fully come alive especially with
the psychedelic and ambient based sounds.
Second track – ATE –
sounds like the band will be following the same path as EOS before
the band changing into a heavier post-metal or post-black metal style
collective. Why couldn't the opening track be like this one. This is
the most exciting track on the EP with the band showing their true
talent. Heavy post-rock/post-metal guitars and bleak vocals with
superb clean vocal passages being added at different parts of the
track.
The production is very
raw and this is an EP that could have done with more work as the
instruments have a slight under-produced feel. I maybe complaining
too much on this EP and I make no apologies for that. However, if the
guys can focus on the sounds featured on ATE then they maybe onto
something here. I can't tell until Maira release something more
substantial apart from this EP.
Maira are very talented
and they show their true potential on ATE. I'll still be keeping an
eye on these guys in the future as I'm intrigued on where they will
go next.
Words
by Steve Howe
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