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Feersum Ennjin
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Feersum Ennjin [EP]
Silent Uproar Records
Release: 2/01/2005
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Rated:
Review by:
Andrew Glassett
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Okay, so it took me at least three tries to figure out Feersum Ennjin is actually just a respelling of "fearsome engine." The title of the band could actually be considered a representation of what they sound like; very normal music, just spelled/played a little differently. The headman here is Paul D'Amour who comes from the prog-rock brainiacs of Tool. Paul supposedly left Tool in 1995 because of shifts in his musical taste and a desire to do something more experimental. Seems kind of a fruitless journey because Feesum Ennjin sounds exactly like Tool minus the metal and plus a little more A Perfect Circle. Which leads me to wonder; was Tool's sound primarily based on D'Amours ideas or has he just continued in the tradition he helped start. Some hard questions for a very progged out scene.
The first track is the most Tool-like with its twisting rhythms and overdriven vocals. Track two is a little slower and very heavy handed in its prog/metal-ballad sound. Track three and four are once again Tool influenced with the later taking vocal lines straight from A Perfect Circle song it seems. The EP ends with a slow starting synthy outtake full of stereo movement and breathy airs. Overall, this EP comes off very dry and not very experimental; the songs sound very dated to the mid-90s, and Feersum Ennjin struggles to come up with any sounds that are original. The songs try to sound majestic, but end up sounding overblown and gaudy. One bright note is the subtle use of electronics that permeate the band's music without overpowering the overall feel of the songs. The production is great and the cover art and CD are very conscious of an artistic type band, but the music simply falls short. |
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