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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 05/01/2001
On
300 Percent Density,
Candiria continues to deliver their pioneering brand of
metal, a potent
fusion of
hardcore,
jazz,
funk,
grind, and
hip-hop. The
fusion is executed seamlessly and seemingly without effort;
"Constant Velocity Is As Natural As Being at Rest," for example, begins with
jazz drums and trumpet before dissolving into sludgy
hardcore that breaks easily back into
jazz between verses. On
"Without Water," Carley Coma begins with silky
rap that slides easily into ferocious screams and
hardcore growls.
Candiria doesn't simply appropriate various styles on
300 Percent Density; they successfully incorporate them into a unified and distinct new sound. That success owes as much to
Carley Coma's diverse repertoire of voices as to the band's musicianship, which betrays nothing short of virtuosity on the majority of this album. When
Coma sings of "conceptual decay" on
"Constant Velocity," he may as well be describing
300 Percent Density. The lyrics on this album are no less thoughtful than the music: They return consistently to the debilitating forces, such as consumerism, that bar the individual from genuine living, and insist obsessively on their excision. While the lyrics are frequently indecipherable without the liner notes close by,
300 Percent Density is nevertheless a fascinating and deeply rewarding album.
~Rich Goldman, All Music Guide
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