Coalesce – Ox EP
This companion to the full length release, Ox, stands on its own quite well. The EP moves a bit slower than the full-length version to help show that they are delivering a different product all together. The EP includes more instrumental tracks (about half) which result in a laid-back, relaxing feel at time; making the transition much more noticeable when you get sucker-punched by the other half of the album. Which leads more towards heavy than technical. The track, “Absent In Death”, blends the melodic and the heavy well, while lyrically, the title of the track is repeated over and over again while the track fades out, ushering in, “Through Sparrows I Rest”, which is stylistically the most similar to what Coalesce delivers: heavy thrash blended with a lot of technical elements. Notable as well, the final track, “Ore to Death”, closes the EP opposite of the beginning. You can expect a high production and sound standards, allowing you to listen to the EP and Full-length back to back if you want to satisfy a healthy appetite of their sound. The EP leaves me wanting more, so that’s what I find myself doing.
The artwork and packaging are both simple and something more at the same time. The same design as on the full-length, but on white this time.They once again leave something hidden on the background, they use a light reflective silver ink to show the topography of the moon. Another way of thematically linking the two Ox releases. I can’t wait to hear more from Coalesce, as they rarely disappoint.
Score: 4.5/5
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