the butterfly effect final conversation of kings

Released: 29 June 2009 Label: Superball Music

Australia’s The Butterfly Effect return with their third and most adventurous album to date. Hugely progressive, gentle and bombastic all at the same time.

Opening with the gentle beginnings of Worlds on Fire, a lengthy slow burner that takes you on a sonic journey. Delayed guitars, layered vocals…. think Muse and Tool working on the same record. This ebbs and flows brilliantly from the gentle to the crash bang. The mid section includes the use of brass adding more to the comparison with muse. Even with its heavy rock sections you feel this is a record to relax to. Clint Boge has a fragile edge to his voice that really draws you in.

As the record progresses the songs don’t really deviate from the formula other than to get a little shorter. Each song starts with the gentle intro, has the loud bit and then quiet bit. Interest starts to wain through the lack of variety or emotion.

Closing with the Sum of 1; again a mid paced sonic ride leaves you a feeling little cold and cheated, where a crescendo has been teasing you for the whole album, instead the song peters out and its done.

Moments of genius but unfortunately without moments of climatic emotion.

by Scott Chalmers