Release date: 13th July 2018
I’ve been sat on this album for a couple of weeks now, trying to gain a greater attachment to it. As a big fan of Dicepeople, I’ve been very excited to hear this, but unfortunately it didn’t quite grab me on my first listen. Subsquently, I’ve given it a bit of time to get it to grow on me and whilst it still doesn’t feel as strong as some of their previous releases, it is a decent enough listen.
Perhaps the main problem is the intro track. At four minutes long, it is somewhat on the lengthy side and doesn’t really do much to draw the listener in and set the scene, so it’s easy to ‘switch off’ before the main bulk of the album gets going. Additionally, the following track, Gone, is a little slower and sluggish, and you can’t help but wonder when it’s going to gain momentum – but it never does.
However, third track Multiplicity finally sees the album gain a bit of “get up and go”. With catchy vocals that will get under your skin, a funky beat and hypnotic instrumentation, it has a bit of everything and the male spoken line adds a good bit of variety to the track, and progresses well into fourth track Celestial, which is another highlight of the album.
Later tracks on the album confirm it to be somewhat of a mixed bag. Pigs is a different (but seriously good) one, featuring clashing melodies and empassioned spoken vocals that really make you sit up and think. Meanwhile, closing track Duality is a bit more of a difficult listen; it’s a bit of a wishy-washy track with no direction and it closes the album on somewhat of a disappointing note.
Perhaps with a slight re-jig to the track ordering, One From Many would work a little better and prove to be a little more captivating, as it certainly has the potential to be something wonderful. It’s a good listen, don’t get me wrong, but isn’t quite Dicepeople’s best work.
6.5/10
