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Textures - Silhouettes



8.5 | 160 votes |
Release date: 5 May 2008
Style: Progressive math metal

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01. Old Days Born Anew
02. The Sun's Architect
03. Awake
04. Laments Of An Icarus
05. One Eye For A Thousand
06. State Of Disobedience
07. Storm Warning
08. Messengers
09. To Erase A Lifetime

Alternative Metal Staff Pick For 2008

Staff review by
jupitreas
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Two years ago Textures released Drawing Circles, an album that became an immediate favourite amongst fans of intelligent extreme music due to its convoluted rhythmic structures and transcendental, elevating atmospheric interludes. With a sophomore effort as powerful as that, it is not surprising that many people have been waiting for Silhouettes, the latest album by the Dutch band, with a fair amount of anticipation. Well, lo and behold Textures fans: this album doesn't disappoint at all, although the band's evolution didn't take them into places that most of us were expecting.

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published 08.05.2008 | Comments (8)

Guest review by
Ey up tha knows
Rating:
9.5
Since "Polars," Textures have matured with their third album, "Silhouettes," which is a seamless evolution of their second album "Drawing Circles." "Silhouettes" has torn my already high expectations apart and the band has improved on every level. The album is shorter than I thought it would be, but Textures have discovered how to keep the best parts of a song short which keeps the songs fresh.

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published 03.01.2009 | Comments (1)

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09.03.2010 - 20:27
Troy Killjoy
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Without the clean vocals this would be a lot better for me personally, possibly a 9.
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24.07.2010 - 16:34
Rating: 10
Slyfang

Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.03.2010 at 20:27

Without the clean vocals this would be a lot better for me personally, possibly a 9.


stop talking typical metalhead bullshit. there's absolutely nothing wrong with his singing
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25.07.2010 - 00:48
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Slyfang on 24.07.2010 at 16:34

Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.03.2010 at 20:27

Without the clean vocals this would be a lot better for me personally, possibly a 9.


stop talking typical metalhead bullshit. there's absolutely nothing wrong with his singing

I keep forgetting my own opinion is typical bullshit. Silly me!

Here's a thought: fact =/= opinion.
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25.07.2010 - 03:53
Rating: 10
Slyfang

Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.07.2010 at 00:48

Written by Slyfang on 24.07.2010 at 16:34

Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.03.2010 at 20:27

Without the clean vocals this would be a lot better for me personally, possibly a 9.


stop talking typical metalhead bullshit. there's absolutely nothing wrong with his singing

I keep forgetting my own opinion is typical bullshit. Silly me!

Here's a thought: fact =/= opinion.


oh yeah the old "opinion" defense. well you presented what you said as a statement not as an opinion. but whatever, that opinion is strange and does nothing except conform to the extreme metalhead stereotype of "clean vox are for pussies!1" and "growling and grunting = better music". it's not as if i don't enjoy extreme vocals, but it's just getting ridiculous how seriously people are taking it.

but other than that, why don't you try keeping an open mind, huh? listen to the music for what it is, not for what you want it to be
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25.07.2010 - 04:02
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Slyfang on 25.07.2010 at 03:53

oh yeah the old "opinion" defense. well you presented what you said as a statement not as an opinion. but whatever, that opinion is strange and does nothing except conform to the extreme metalhead stereotype of "clean vox are for pussies!1" and "growling and grunting = better music". it's not as if i don't enjoy extreme vocals, but it's just getting ridiculous how seriously people are taking it.

but other than that, why don't you try keeping an open mind, huh? listen to the music for what it is, not for what you want it to be

The old opinion defense? I'm sorry not everybody on this website states IMO after everything they type. I assumed (for the worst, apparently) that most people have the common sense to understand the difference between an opinion and a fact.

Fact - Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area.
Opinion - Canada is the greatest country ever!

Or:

Fact - Silhouettes features clean vocals.
Opinion - Clean vocals suck!

By the way - I like some clean vocals in metal (Green Carnation, Candlemass, Amorphis, Anathema, The Prophecy...etc. and I enjoy lots of music that isn't metal (including radio rock from the '90s and '80s pop).

EDIT: Probably the most ridiculous part of this is that in my original post I typed "for me personally", nullifying any chance at presenting my opinion as a fact.
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25.07.2010 - 04:21
Rating: 10
Slyfang

Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.07.2010 at 04:02

The old opinion defense? I'm sorry not everybody on this website states IMO after everything they type. I assumed (for the worst, apparently) that most people have the common sense to understand the difference between an opinion and a fact.

Fact - Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area.
Opinion - Canada is the greatest country ever!

Or:

Fact - Silhouettes features clean vocals.
Opinion - Clean vocals suck!

By the way - I like some clean vocals in metal (Green Carnation, Candlemass, Amorphis, Anathema, The Prophecy...etc. and I enjoy lots of music that isn't metal (including radio rock from the '90s and '80s pop).

EDIT: Probably the most ridiculous part of this is that in my original post I typed "for me personally", nullifying any chance at presenting my opinion as a fact.


that was just exaggerated now.. my point was not that you have to write 'imo' and 'for me personally' every time you say something. that would be completely stupid. what i meant was that people should express their views in a way that it doesn't look like they consider it to be the ultimate truth.

to clarify, when i said 'the old opinion defense', then i meant the tendency of people to abuse their freedom of speech, by proudly stating all sorts of ignorance, and then naively believing that all opinions are equal in value.


tell me, does it make sense to you that singing is being referred to as 'clean vocals'? singing with a normal voice is default and shouldn't be treated like it's exotic. of course i understand why screaming and yelling and whatever vocal harshness is prominent in aggressive music, but unless you're a complete autist, you'd actually know that metal music isn't 100% hate and anger. this Textures album doesn't only express feelings of fury and tension. or would you rather that he scream during the serene, ambient moments like in the song Messengers? how does that make sense in any goddamn way?


oh and that 'lots of music' part where you mentioned 80's pop and 70's rock made me giggle. i'm not going to assume that you really don't have a wider interest in music, but if you say 'lots of', then AT LEAST say something that isn't somehow related to metal music
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25.07.2010 - 04:47
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Slyfang on 25.07.2010 at 04:21

...what i meant was that people should express their views in a way that it doesn't look like they consider it to be the ultimate truth.
Again with the first statement, "for me personally". In terms of differentiating between my opinion and a fact, I don't think it gets any more obvious than that.

...naively believing that all opinions are equal in value.
I do believe that all opinions are equal in value, at least opinions of people who have enough of a mind to form their own.

tell me, does it make sense to you that singing is being referred to as 'clean vocals'?
It makes sense to me because it helps create a distinction between harsh vocals and clean ones.
You can call it screaming and growling or singing and chanting, whatever works for you.

would you rather that he scream during the serene, ambient moments like in the song Messengers? how does that make sense in any goddamn way?
Just because a moment is serene or ambient in a song doesn't mean only clean vocals are appropriate.


if you say 'lots of', then AT LEAST say something that isn't somehow related to metal music
If I tell you I listen to Ingrid Michaelson or Genesis or Rachmaninov, you'll find a way to relate them all back to metal, so I'd rather not delve further into my musical preferences outside of metal.


Pretty pointless argument by now wouldn't you say?
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25.07.2010 - 21:07
Rating: 10
Slyfang

Written by Troy Killjoy on 25.07.2010 at 04:47

Pretty pointless argument by now wouldn't you say?


i'm going to forfeit from this discussion. i have more to say, but i won't. you proved that you're not a mindless metalhead dumbass who i first thought you were. people who are unable to show any real appreciation toward music just irritate me to no end

but it still puzzles me how you can see something negative in the singing on this album..
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06.11.2011 - 02:01
MechanisT
Account deleted
WOW. Just got my mind blown. Undeniably the best Textures album. Superb.
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22.09.2014 - 12:08
Rating: 8
_deepblack

A progressive band with some Djent parts very professional in making deep atmospheres i didnt like the vocals at first but its all good
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23.09.2014 - 00:37
Rating: 6
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Textures and Communic are two bands off the top of my head I want to like, I really should like, but I just can't. Something about them, cannot finger point. Well, TBH it's probably the djent in Textures - not a big fan. But it's weird, Sunpocrisy has a lot of djent in their music and I loved their last release to death.
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23.09.2014 - 02:33
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Written by tea[m]ster on 23.09.2014 at 00:37

Textures and Communic are two bands off the top of my head I want to like, I really should like, but I just can't. Something about them, cannot finger point. Well, TBH it's probably the djent in Textures - not a big fan. But it's weird, Sunpocrisy has a lot of djent in their music and I loved their last release to death.

I know the feeling, I've got the same with Mastodon. Should like them, they have everything for me, yet they just don't click
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26.09.2017 - 10:48
Oriax

I am not usually a fan of (prog?) math metal. But damn I listened to this after I saw a staff picked it on one of his best ever lists. And man I gotta say its beating my prejudice of Math hahahaha XD
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26.09.2017 - 15:35
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Written by Oriax on 26.09.2017 at 10:48

I am not usually a fan of (prog?) math metal. But damn I listened to this after I saw a staff picked it on one of his best ever lists. And man I gotta say its beating my prejudice of Math hahahaha XD

Ahah, I'm happy!
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05.08.2018 - 21:48
Rating: 8
3rdWorld
China was a neat
Great bit of polyrhythms in many songs. They were one of the only few bands to prominently feature polyrhythmic drumming alongside Intronaut.
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02.03.2020 - 14:57
qlacs
"The Quaker"
Listened to this when it came out - didn't like it. Listened to it now - still don't like it. Two main concerns: first, the clean vocals on their own fall a bit flat for me while the screaming also feels a bit overdone at times. The second is while the riffs are good on their own, most of the time I don't feel the structure (opening song is a clear cut example) and no riff or melody really serves its follow-up - it just comes across a bunch of nice, unrelated ideas sewn together hoping it will provide a backbone to whatever melody line they want to lay on top. I feel a lack of both exploration and foundation. Too jumpy for its own good and often wants to be technical for the sake of showing off, not to serve the main idea (if there was any to begin with). There are some nice parts for sure, and I'm not saying it's bad to enjoy technical music for the sake of being technical (I do it too, it's like cocaine), but other bands have set some pretty high standards and most of the time this isn't even in the ballpark.
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