Quite original and inventive
Garrett Holway | Tempe, AZ United States | 05/05/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Very few albums have impressed me as quickly and completely as Imperial Metric, the first Appliance work I ever heard and still my favorite. Hauntingly beautiful soundscapes with lusciously etherial intelligence- perfect for watching the cosmos or divining the mysteries of life. This work's sonic expanse will take you there."
Menacing Hues
WrtnWrd | Northridge, CA USA | 09/24/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Appliance's second full length release moves the Exeter trio into darker electronic territory, a shift in many ways mirrored in the CD title, Imperial Metric, and the global imperative of the song titles: "Land, Sea and Air", "Comrades (In a Moscow Hotel)", "Navigating the Nursery Slopes", and so on. The tone here is ominous; even the instrumentals are menacingly hued. Lyrically the feel is post-cold war intrigue, technology infiltrated by the messy sensuality of human emotion."
Space Rockers...
DJ Rez | St PaulSt Paul | 08/18/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I heard this playing at my local record store and picked it up then and there.This is a rock record that features some major electronic touches...most of the beats are electronically driven,and there are lots of keyboards...I hear a little bit of Spiritualized,some Charlatans,maybe some Echo & the Bunnymen...definitely inspired by prog-rock.Alot of the tracks have vocals,but there are a few excellent instrumentals on here too.It's not all spacy slow jams either...there a a couple of great driving songs.In fact I reckon this would be an awesome roadtrip record...test drive it yourself!"