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Klone - The Dreamer's Hideaway
5 October 2012
01. Rocket Smoke
02. The Dreamer's Hideaway
03. Into The Void
04. Siren's Song
05. Corridors
06. Rising
07. Stratum
08. Walking On Clouds
09. The Worst Is Over
10. A Finger Snaps [featuring Doug from King's X]
11. At The End Of The Bridge
By now Klone has a defined identity of its own, and the Tool collage argument doesn't make sense anymore. At this point, the band seems more interested in expanding their sound and taking full command of the songs. And as far as titles go, The Dreamer's Hideaway is beautifully poetic.
The best thing about Klone's music is probably the hooks, the acid riffs, the heaviness, in short: the groove, and you know it's coming. This album takes that to a new level. The band is really effective at finding a good balance between the catchy and heavy, the soft and suffocating. But why is The Dreamer's Hideaway so captivating? Because of the perfect transitions and hidden boxes. While the style is mostly direct, the band adds the progressive metal influence and little intricacies building songs that mold and shapeshift. This brings something interesting to the mix and adds a level of unpredictability keeping you on the edge of your seat.
Klone really pushed themselves. The bass is very audible and present, which is a plus, and the songs are solid, even when the band is experimenting more. The entangled and elaborate sounds of "Into The Void" appear just as naturally as the epic grandeur and end-of-the-world feel in "Walking On Clouds". And Yann Ligner's vocals are like port wine, they only get better with age, being often what gives personality to the songs.
True, you could say that some songs sound samey in tone, but in this case that is just the recognizable identity of the band coming through. There is enough variety to make the album enjoyable and persuade listeners to explore its pockets of dreamy bits ("The Dreamer's Hideaway", "At The End Of The Bridge"). Besides these sophisticated nuances, it also has another great thing: staying power.
If Black Days can be considered the band's adulthood, The Dreamer's Hideaway would be their mid-life, but there is no such thing as a crisis going on here. And Klone, you have aged well indeed. |
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Great album indeed... Some may call it samey. I call it consistent which is the key word for this album imo. There's enough variety to keep on interested.
I'm kind of gay for Yann's vocals. They are ridiculously good... If there's one thing I don't like about this album is that my favorite song is the first one but other than that this is a solid album and by now there's no denying that Klone has a sound of its own.
Thanks for the review, I really wanted to see this one on the front page.  |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 09.11.2012 at 20:19
Great album indeed... Some may call it samey. I call it consistent which is the key word for this album imo. There's enough variety to keep on interested.
I'm kind of gay for Yann's vocals. They are ridiculously good... If there's one thing I don't like about this album is that my favorite song is the first one but other than that this is a solid album and by now there's no denying that Klone has a sound of its own.
Thanks for the review, I really wanted to see this one on the front page.
"Rocket Smoke" is indeed very good but fortunately the album offers many other good songs. Also, my pleasure, I really liked the album  |
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Written by BloodTears on 09.11.2012 at 20:46
"Rocket Smoke" is indeed very good but fortunately the album offers many other good songs. Also, my pleasure, I really liked the album
I started loving it more and more after seeing them live. That track was definitely one of the very highlights of that night. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 09.11.2012 at 20:19
I'm kind of gay for Yann's vocals. They are ridiculously good...
Hahaha yeah I know what you mean. I loved his vocals in Mistaken Element, but this is just too much.
Crazy good album though and yeah nice review as well. |
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| Saw this band as a warm up for Gojira, pretty cool! Awesome that they used a trumpet-thingy live (not sure if it was a trumpet but) |
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Written by Insomniac! on 10.11.2012 at 01:10
Saw this band as a warm up for Gojira, pretty cool! Awesome that they used a trumpet-thingy live (not sure if it was a trumpet but)
We catched the same tour then. To be honest: The main reason I went there were for the support bands, Trepalium and Klone. I like Gojira though, I'm just not that familiar with them (I've always been too lazzy to properly check them out). It looked more like a small clarinet though. It was connected to shitloads of synths and stuff. Fun to watch... Even with that on the stage the vocalist still owned the show for me. |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 10.11.2012 at 01:14
Written by Insomniac! on 10.11.2012 at 01:10
Saw this band as a warm up for Gojira, pretty cool! Awesome that they used a trumpet-thingy live (not sure if it was a trumpet but)
We catched the same tour then. To be honest: The main reason I went there were for the support bands, Trepalium and Klone. I like Gojira though, I'm just not that familiar with them (I've always been too lazzy to properly check them out). It looked more like a small clarinet though. It was connected to shitloads of synths and stuff. Fun to watch... Even with that on the stage the vocalist still owned the show for me.
Haha, I really loved his clarinet stuffs You should properly check out Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage, it is great  |
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Written by Mr. Doctor on 09.11.2012 at 20:19
Great album indeed... Some may call it samey. I call it consistent which is the key word for this album imo. There's enough variety to keep on interested.
Haters gonna hate. I'm with you! Klone is one of those bands who found a style that works for them and they live in it, but always finding clever new ways to use and explore their sound, never being samey.
Written by Mr. Doctor on 09.11.2012 at 20:19
I'm kind of gay for Yann's vocals. They are ridiculously good...
Word. I guess that would make me... "straight" for his vocals? 
Excellent review of a beautiful and dreamy album  |
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| Killer review BloodTears! |
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| Finally a good album for me , a very enjoyable listen, a Tool-esque sound, but it's more than ok. |
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They've outdone themselves this time! Their previous album was quite good already, but this time, it's just much better - especially the vocals.
Great stuff! |
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The album sounds better with every listen!
I hate you guys who are catching them on their current tour with Trepalium and Gojira. That is such a jizzfest! I wish they had done this tour last year, I could have caught it then :/
Trying to see if we can work something for them here in India. That would be tits. |
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| I'm glad to see some positive reactions to this album |
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