Comments on: Signs Of The Coast https://www.nativedsd.com/product/af202201dsd-signs-of-the-coast/ Highest DSD Resolution Audio Downloads (up to DSD 1024) Fri, 12 Jul 2024 09:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: David M Davison https://www.nativedsd.com/product/af202201dsd-signs-of-the-coast/comment-page-1/#comment-413479 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:17:12 +0000 https://www.nativedsd.com/product/af202201dsd-signs-of-the-coast/#comment-413479 I previewed this album twice before I bought it and thought it would be both interesting and enjoyable. The album is certainly interesting but it falls short when it comes to enjoyment and I found the recording levels and mixing to be inconsistent.

Whilst the dynamics are great, too often the album is overly self-indulgent and jarring. With the exception of “Terra preta”, all the tracks would benefit from their playing time being cut in half by getting rid of the overly self-indulgent and jarring parts. I almost stopped playing the album on three occasions but persevered.

There are some lovely melodies and really interesting passages but all to often I felt it was like listening to prog rock from the 1970s. I was torn between two and three stars but the latter won out.

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