Mouth of the Architecth . . . . . . . . WHERE THE FUCK HAVE I BEEN?!?

[Nate The Great]

Mouth of the Architect - Time & Withering
Consisting of ex-members of Rune, Dayton, Ohio's Mouth of the Architect present their debut four song, 40-minute full length entitled TIME AND WITHERING. Imagine the melodic essence of Mogwai and Godspeed You Black Emperor! combined with the down-tuned heaviness of Isis and Sunn O))).

Its just WRONG that I just now found out about this band.

So . . . I'm sitting on the shitter reading Decibel Magazine (year-end issue), and I come across this ad in the front of the magazine. After reading the description of the band, I proceed to immediatelysqueeze off the last few ounces of last nights cornbread. Following a thorough wipey-wipey, I head for the computer and check out www.traslationloss.com (website for Translation Loss Records). To make a long story short . . . here's the mp3 I listened to http://www.translationloss.com/music/mouth_worm.mp3.

Oh . . . Relapse has the CD for $10.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Fuck me...this is really good. How the fuck did I not know about this either?

Well, I'm off to order it I suppose.

J. and Speed should really appreciate this as well.

 

[J.]

it does sound cool, and I need this Decibel mag.

 

[Nate The Great]

To read on the shitter, right?

 

[Demilich]

Sounds like a winner.

 

[speed]

From Dayton, well fuck me, I lived in that cesspool for two years and I never heard of them. I guess living in Dayton would cause one to put out such an album of heaviness.

But yeah, sounds damn good. Thanks for sharing man.

 

[speed]

Speaking of Isis, I dont know if anyone has the Buzzsaw EP, but it has a killer rendition of Streetcleaner, and the song House of Low Culture is just hauntingly good.

 

[Demonspell]

<<Imagine the melodic essence of Mogwai and Godspeed You Black Emperor! combined with the down-tuned heaviness of Isis and Sunn O))).>>

So))))))))))))))LD!

 

[Nate The Great]

I thought I heard a nice dose of old Neurosis in it as well. Overall, the band was actually very unique.

 

[Nate The Great]

I just got this CD today, and, despite my misspelling in the title of this thread, Mouth of the Architect is AWESOME. I will definitely be reviewing this. Wow! I wish I had this earlier this year; it would have done some major damage to my top 25 list.

More later . . .

 

[J.]

OK, my hails go out to Nate. I really like this. Reminds me most of Pelican with sparce vocals thrown in ala Isis. THanks dude.

 

[Ellestin]

This stuff IS nasty. I need to deepen the case, my copy has been crouching in the shadow of "Panopticon" and "Salvation" for weeks now, it can't last forever...

 

[Demonspell]

I of course bought the album, and with time this band may indeed rival the bands from which it was spawned...

 

[circus_brimstone]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=179845&highlight=mouth+architect

^ Nate's review...

 

[General Zod]

They sound a lot like Isis to me. Maybe if I was more into whatever genre this is, I'd be more aware of the subtle differences. I think I'll just stick with my Isis CDs whenever I want this kind of vibe.

Zod

 

[matt99_crew]

I reviewed this for MetalReview and was very pleased. http://www.metalreview.com/viewreview.aspx?ID=1529

Another band in this genre worth checking out is Transmission0. Different sound, but very solid.

 

[JayKeeley]

It's amazing that Transmission0 and Isis get mentioned in the same thread discussion. I've heard both, and yet I couldn't sit through the Transmission0.

NAD - why not review Transmission0 now, I gave it to you when were in NY!

*off to write my reviews*

 

[matt99_crew]

Well hey, even a guru like you can't be right all the time JK
I know fans of Isis won't necessarily all love this, but it's not that far off, genre-wise. I like the Momentary Lapse of Reason-style clean vocals.

Cult of Luna is old news, but I don't remember seeing them discussed here very often. Fans?

 

[J.]

Cult of Luna is pretty good, but I always reach for Neurosis and Isis first. Based on the two listens of Mouth of the Architect, I'd say MotA is better than CoL. Of course, CoL have 3 albums, whereas MotA has only 1

 

[JayKeeley]

Well hey, even a guru like you can't be right all the time JK

After NAD reviews it, I'll revist the fukker.