Chicago, Illinois's Chrome Waves has returned with a new recording which consists of re-mixes from t heir 20221 album which showed the music moving away from post black metal and going into more of shoegaze influenced art rock direction with elements of alternative and this is a review of their 2022 compilation album "Recursive : The Rain Will Cleanse Remixes" which will be released in April by Disorder Recordings.
Night sounds start off the album along with some noise orientated soundscapes and clean vocals a few seconds later. programmed beats and synths are also a very huge part of the recording while electric guitars are also mixed into the music at times and adds in more metal and alternative influences.
Elements of shoegaze are also utilized quite a bit throughout the recording while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style. Some of the tracks are also very long and epic in length along with one song also adding in some industrial style beats as well as one track also introducing clean playing onto the album.
All of the songs also sound very different from each other along with a couple of songs also adding in a small amount of female vocals. Whispers can also be heard briefly and the album also brings in re-mixes from Lotus Thrones, Wrathchild, Stanford Parker, Gridfailure, Deeper Graves and Statiqbloom. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover loss, urban life and depression themes.
In my opinion this is a very great sounding collection from Chrome Waves and if you are a fan of the bands last album, you should enjoy this compilation. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sometimes" and "Wind Blown". 8 out of 10.
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