A Boundless Release from Ruse of Silence

An EP release from Ruse of Silence brings out a flurry of soundscapes in different forms, bringing together several approaches and styles that bend genres at free will and create elements that are completely atmospheric, cinematic, powerful, edgy, and oozing with a certain kind of personality. Throughout it all, it's really the craft of sound sculpting that makes this record special.

The EP is called Self-Titled and has a unique way of keeping you on your toes, starting with the very first track, which serves more as an introduction to the record, bringing in that cold cinematic aspect I mentioned earlier.

This track is called "Phantoms" and it serves as an experimental but fast intro to the full release and it works wonders in that sense because this song in particular features kind of trippy synths that sound spacious and almost fantastical, like a science fiction film from the '60s, and pianos along with some other elements that thicken up the atmosphere.

The thing about it is this track is very calm, where a lot of the other songs really aren't.

This track is immediately followed by an absolute banger called "No Way Out", which portrays the heavy rock style that the band can put out there. This is also blended with an almost industrial undertone along with other alternative tendencies, but again, this is their thing.

There are no two songs that are even close to alike on this record, and so there are plenty of surprises around its corners.

By the time you get to that third track, "CallGirl", you begin to expect the unexpected. This track in particular has some great samples in it, also gives off this expansive and vast underbelly, and grows into something a bit more intense, utilizing great synths and keys.

As the record unfolds, you get elements of postpunk, heavy rock, electronic, and just tons more. The beauty of this record is that all of these approaches, styles, and genres end up giving you unique and edgy tones that can either feel warm and cinematic or pack a serious punch.

I personally love both of the different styles that this record gives off. The sort of vast, flowing, and cinematic style is welcoming to me. I get drawn into them as they give me that slow burn but some of the other tracks really grab me as well because they hit like a sucker punch to the gut and you just can't turn away from something like that.

I'm not going to give away every track on the record, but I do have to talk about one more.

This, to me, is the most important track on the release and the most expansive and engulfing one of it all.

It is the closing track on the record called "The Speed of Noise".

This song is the most important and alluring one to me simply because it incorporates almost all of these different styles in one song.

This is an immense track that spans almost 14 minutes in length and will really wrap itself around you and keep you right where it wants to.

There are so many different textures and layers happening throughout this track and, the entire record for that matter, that it leaves you feeling a little different when it's over.

This is one of those records that you listen to all the way through. Listening to one or two songs won't even give you an idea of what the full EP has to offer.

I also suggest listening to this record with headphones on or at least very loud.

As I just said, there are a lot of layers and textures floating through the ethers of certain tracks, or invasively attacking you, and the only way to soak all of those properly is with headphones.

This was an outside-the-box, experimental, and borderline brilliant record that comes from a duo that can create songs and music with fewer boundaries than the norm.

I think that's incredibly important because breaking those kinds of boundaries down and making music not based on what people might expect but more on what you want to create for yourself is everything.

It's in the artistry of it, and Ruse of Silence has been able to create their music with complete freedom, so you feel that when you listen to it.

It's addictive and infectious.

But I digress. Go listen to this record for yourself so you can see exactly what I'm talking about and remember where you heard it first.

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