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The Qemists are a three piece drum and bass outfit
from Brighton who are looking for success across
the board in the whole drum and bass scene and the
alternative rock scene as they have that massive
cross over sound that bands such as The Prodigy,
Enter Shikari and Pendulum have so get your glow
sticks at the ready and hop on board to listen to
the second album from these guys.
The album opens with ‘Take It Back’
which features Enter Shikari and happens to be
the best song on the album full of crunching guitar
riffs, psychedelic synths and those unique Enter
Shikari style big and effective lead vocals, the
only downside to the song is that it is so damn
good it puts the rest of the album on a slight
downer.
The second track ‘Hurt Less’ goes
in a totally different direction from the opening
track, Jenna G is featured on vocals here and
for people who are not sure who she is, she is
best known for her vocals for the Shapeshifters
, her vocals come across quite clear but it is
the fast paced beats and drum and bass sounds
which stand out the most throughout the song.
‘Dirty Words’ is a song that I would
imagine is best listened to when you are mashed
out of your head on the dance floor dancing like
there is no tomorrow, the synths are very Pendulum
influenced and the vocals in places remind of
those of Maxi Jazz from Faithless.
‘Renegade’ is the most radio friendly
track on the album, not that The Qemists are looking
out for much radio play with this album, but there
is something about ‘Renegade’ which
really does make it stand out , the vocals come
in with a bit of computer trickery giving them
a slight robot sound but as the song gets going
the dance beats are fast and thick sounding with
Maxsta’s vocals coming across in a more
hectic way.
‘Fading Halo’ is the token slow track
from the album, it features Chantal of Invasion
on vocals, but sadly the song fails to get off
the ground from the very start and is without
a doubt the odd track on the album.
‘Life’s Too Short’ is a bit
of a tub-thumper of a song which has a lot of
life to it. ‘Apocalypse’ features
Rob Hawkins of the Automatic on vocals and is
very repetitive and fails to do anything for me,
and the closing track ‘Your Revolution’
features Matt Rose on vocals and finishes the
album in a perfect style with its heavy synth
driven ways.
Overall ‘Spirit In The System’ is
a good album but is not a touch on the music of
Pendulum and The Prodigy who are obviously The
Qemists main influences, but don’t let that
put you off as the amount of guest bands, stars
and vocalists brings a lot of diversity to the
album and I am sure you will find a lot of pleasure
within the 9 tracks on offer.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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Dan Arnold
Leon Harris
Liam Black |
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1. Take It Back (The Qemists Featuring Enter Shikari)
2. Hurt Less (The Qemists Featuring Jenna G.)
3. Dirty Words (The Qemists Featuring Matt Rose
& Bruno Balanta)
4. Renegade (The Qemists Featuring Maxsta)
5. Fading Halo (The Qemists Featuring Chantal Of
Invasion)
6. The Only Love Song (The Qemists Featuring MC
ID)
7. Life's Too Short
8. Apocalypse (The Qemists Featuring Rob Of The
Automatic)
10. Your Revolution |
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Score Code |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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