A PROFUSION OF THOUGHT

ANTIMATTER offers a sound on the line of ANATHEMA, PINEAPPLE THIEF and KATATONIA, experimental in fact. It's their 8th album based on a work started in 2003, be careful it's going to seep because ANTIMATTER is not a group like the others.

"No Contact" first title clean, dark on a minimalist guitar arpeggio allowing a slow rise and giving breadth, a saxophone in the line SUPERTRAMP comes to break a time then return to Mick with his spleen, hypnotic voice associated with saturated electric guitars ANATHEMA for an adrenaline-filled finale. "Paranoid Carbon" cold synth intro chilling the air, when the voice combines perfectly with the tonality of the dark instruments on an ambient MASSIVE ATTACK, latent alternative rock movement with its progressive sounding at the end and the addition of Irish which improves. "Heathen" leaves on a dark wave tune of the 80's, BUSH in his progressive alternative rock universe, tune of 'Just an illusion' too; Mick raises his voice and gives a strong range; the sax joins it before the heady and hypnotic final crescendo. "Templates" continues on these electro sounds with a slide guitar in the background; monolithic rhythm carried by the basic synth for a melancholic, simple, unpretentious melody; yes it was without thinking of this debauchery of sounds in the end with a sound scratched by the distortions; pleasant arabic end. Acoustic "Fold" to magnify Mick's voice; good in lack of ANATHEMA I find a little semblance for the depressive side; piece where beauty joins melancholic darkness, to be listened to in form so as not to waste away, the CAVANAGH-like solo can make you cry, Mick has a plaintive touch in fact.

"Redshift" arpeggio with flute to amplify stereophonic minimalist sound; slow atmospheric melody with Mick and Irish subtly complementing each other; the hypnotic chorus is reminiscent of ANATHEMA, AMAROK and X-Files. The sax slightly disturbs the air which was well calibrated, singular. "Fools Gold" pours on another style, more rock like THE GATHERING of the beginning; the flute comes to help the plaintive guitar and the vocals, there is also DIRE STRAITS with this crystalline slide guitar; the most progressive track here with a guffawing voice-over break, shrapnel sound, drum rolls THE CURE could play, hold a fly now; the more consensual ending. "Entheogen" with the sound of waves in the distance and a return to electronic sounds now drawing on SIMPLE MINDS, a delicate, lively and hovering title; repetitive title also with Mick using his voice as an instrument; Vardan takes us on a journey with an innovative oriental sound thanks to the qamancha for a daring, languorous musical trip. "Breaking the Machine" for the interlude where spleen competes with atmospheric sluggishness, a real progressive gem in itself that took 20 years to craft, my favorite. "Kick the Dog" faster and jerky rhythm for a radio edit car more rock track featuring Mick's tormented guitar one last time.

ANTIMATTER is full of haunting thoughts and shows a musical showcase reminiscent of 2007's magnificent 'Leaving Eden' with moody atmospheric sound alternating electro, post, acoustic; more alternative sound from different archives of the last 5 albums, finally revealed to the public. Glaucous, suave, cottony atmospheres, a voice apart, emotion in bar, a bewitching sound, ANTIMATTER hits hard.