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The Setup - The Pretense Of Normality

posted by: maurice on 29 May 2005

GSR Music

In the Netherlands we say “what’s good comes fast” and that’s what comes up into my mind when I think about the Setup. A year ago they released their debut EP ‘Nine Kinds Of Pain’ and within a year a whole full album is written and released. And considering the quality on the new one you can’t say that it's done in a hurry. Due to the mix it isn’t easy the first times to get close to the sound of ‘The Pretense Of Normality” but spinning the disc more and more brings you in the world of The Setup.

The (ex)-members of Circle and Thumbs Down bring their new school hardcore hard and a right in your face. The most remarkable thing on this disc is the coherence between the songs. It seems that before they’ve recorded they really knew how to order their songs. The thirty three minutes are a musical battlefield of hope, frustrations and releasing anger played with intensity that you don't see much in hardcore nowadays. The mix of fast driven hardcore riffs, crushing breakdowns and dissonant guitar parts brings an impressive dark vibe. Listen to samples in the first song and closing anthem “Black Water” and you'll know exactly what I mean. After a lot of spins all of sudden you discover more and more on this disc. Check the melodic riffs that are on the background: some people will say that’s a bad decision but it completes the sound of these Belgians definitely. It’s difficult in hardcore to convince the listener in every track of a full length but The Setup succeed. That’s why I don’t mention which songs are the most remarkable because they are all good. The reason they don’t catch the full score is because I probably think that on a possible next full length this five piece could top their creations they’ve spread on ‘The Pretense Of Normality’.

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Comments

Author	Message
David	Posted on 29.05.2005 (09:36) goto top
	Goede review van een vette plaat!
Milly	Posted on 29.05.2005 (13:33) goto top
	Hoge score is volledig terecht!! Eén van de beste livebands van het moment!!
Rowan_zlhc	Posted on 29.05.2005 (14:37) goto top
	En hopaa! http://www.roarezine.com/?reviews&read=504
Rowan_zlhc	Posted on 29.05.2005 (14:38) goto top
	Zoals al gezegt in mijn review... Maar hoe gaaf zijn die audio samples!
Pim	Posted on 29.05.2005 (15:08) goto top
	Gaat Rowan nou op elke review een link naar zijn review posten ? Ontzettend gave band, ik hoop dat ze snel meer respons gaan krijgen.
Duncan	Posted on 29.05.2005 (15:08) goto top
	wereld plaat, ik had nooit verwacht dat die gasten zo hard zouden groeien.
Rowan_zlhc	Posted on 29.05.2005 (15:38) goto top
	ja pim !! zal ik er ook nog 1 bij psyopus plaatsten ?! http://www.roarezine.com/?reviews&read=477 HOPPA!! en wat betreft The Setup, snel maar eens live uitchecken!!
neverxregret	Posted on 30.05.2005 (19:17) goto top
	coole band, coole mannen en zeker een ijzersterke debut full album. ik vind het zeer "solid" klinken, internationaal materiaal... zeker competitief met amerikaanse producties!
Emtec	Posted on 31.05.2005 (09:20) goto top
	Inderdaad een op zijn minst Europese topper deze plaat. Hard, bitter, donker, hardcore! Ook weer eens wat anders dan de meeste bands vandaag, eindelijk nog eens een band die er echt wat uitspringt qua sound.
xhangedmanx	Posted on 01.06.2005 (11:13) goto top
	Ruige band! Ik hoor niks dan enthousiaste commentaren over die nieuwe cd, toch even oppikken.
Robbizzel	Posted on 17.06.2005 (01:35) goto top
	vanmiddag gekocht. erg vette cd!! lekkere riffs en de produktie is ook erg goed.

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