Arvio

All Sides is the solo project of Nina Kernicke, who is also known as an occasional live participant in Troum concerts. Perhaps that is why many of the tracks on this debut ep consist of Troum-like guitar ambience, on top of which there are some smooth beats. Only the opening track and the last two pieces are without an obvious rhythm. The combination works surprisingly well: the complex background keeps the songs interesting at all times, while the beats make them nice catchy. The result is very pleasing.

Especially the tracks in the middle, the almost prog Vela and the swinging Where's My Gun? are really great. Their ambient layers are so rich that they stay intriguing time after time. A more thorough, powerful mastering would have done some good to all of the tracks, though, in that the beats and the melodies could have been intertwined more solidly in tone than they are now. As it is, they tend to stay a bit too much apart. Nevertheless, the only real weaknesses in this release are its short length and the final track, "Ein Augenblick". That one song does not fit the whole at all, and it is also far less interesting and its movements more monotonous than those featured on the other tracks. Excluding those flaws, this is a very impressive debut that sounds at the same time very familiar and highly unique.

Jiituomas

All Sides - s/t

All Sides on Troumin livemiehityksessä välillä soittavan Nina Kernicken sooloprojekti. Suurin osa tämän debyytti-ep:n raidoista on ehkä juuri siksi varsin Troum-vaikutteista kitrara-ambienssia, jonka päällä on leppoisaa biittiä. Vain avausraita ja kiekon päättävät kaksi kappaletta ovat ilman rytmejä. Yhduistelmä toimii hämmentävän hyvin: riittävän monipuolinen tausta estää tylsistymisen ja rytmit tuovat jatkuvaa tarttuvuutta. Tulos on suorastaan herkullinen.	Artisti: All Sides Formaatti: CD Levy-yhtiö: Make Mine Music Julkaisuvuosi: 2006 Kokonaiskesto: 31:08 Kappaleita: 7
Varsinkin keskivaiheen raidat, erityisesti lähes progeileva Vela ja svengaava Where's My Gun? ovat todella mainioita. Taustoissa on aina runsaasti rikkauksia, niin että kappaleet jaksavat kiehtoa kerta toisensa jälkeen. Reilusti voimakkaammin tehty masterointi olisi tosin tehnyt kaikille raidoista hyvää, niin että biitit ja tausta asettuisivat täsmällisemmin samaan sävyyn. Nyt ne soivat ikään kuin hieman erillään. Silti kiekon ainoiksi heikkouksiksi jäävät sen lyhyt kesto sekä päätöskappale Ein Augenblick. Se ei nimittäin asetu lainkaan kokonaisuuteen, ja jää jankkaavine kuvioineen kovin tylsäksi. Muilta osin sen sijaan tämä on kerrassaan onnistunut, yhtä aikaa tuttu ja omaperäinen, debyytti. Jiituomas

Takaisin - Kokoelmat - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - Demot

All Sides is the solo project of Nina Kernicke, who is also known as an occasional live participant in Troum concerts. Perhaps that is why many of the tracks on this debut ep consist of Troum-like guitar ambience, on top of which there are some smooth beats. Only the opening track and the last two pieces are without an obvious rhythm. The combination works surprisingly well: the complex background keeps the songs interesting at all times, while the beats make them nice catchy. The result is very pleasing. Especially the tracks in the middle, the almost prog Vela and the swinging Where's My Gun? are really great. Their ambient layers are so rich that they stay intriguing time after time. A more thorough, powerful mastering would have done some good to all of the tracks, though, in that the beats and the melodies could have been intertwined more solidly in tone than they are now. As it is, they tend to stay a bit too much apart. Nevertheless, the only real weaknesses in this release are its short length and the final track, "Ein Augenblick". That one song does not fit the whole at all, and it is also far less interesting and its movements more monotonous than those featured on the other tracks. Excluding those flaws, this is a very impressive debut that sounds at the same time very familiar and highly unique. Jiituomas