Laymar are a band I discovered about 3 years ago. I had the blessing of finding and putting them on at one of my live nights. Considering our setup was rubbish and Laymar used one of our two PA speakers as their monitor, I was literally jawdropped to see how they managed to fill the venue with their epic and beautifully crushing sound through just one speaker.
Since, I have been to see Laymar numerous times, and have never been dissapointed, if anything there sets are two short, because as my ears and spine are tingling thoroughly appreciating every noise they make, they end, and Im left needing more.
I have always wondered what Laymar would sound like on CD and always wanted them to record their stuff so I can let all my friends hear it. On the first listen this CD didn't quite have the impact I wanted, but this was by no fault of the band or production, I just realised on the second listen it needed to be turned up full. On doing so, there album has been listened to by myself and friends none stop, it is a master piece, which whilst taking elements of post rock, it completely surpasses the genre and enters a whole territory of its own. I can hear synth elements of 'the cure - disintegration', industrial elements of the darker more instrumental side of 'nine inch nails', there is definately elements of the climatic builds in 'lift your skinny fists - godspeed you black emperor', but saying this, its still completely different to any of these.
I don't ever write reviews really, this long winded afair probably shows why, but I would seriously reccommend this album to anyone who has the patience to hear something unique and beautiful.
Although the main theme behind the music seems very dark, and like many other reviews say, the album could be used for the soundtrack to the end of the world, or a post human time, there is an underlining uplifting vibe to it, maybe its just the excitement of what Im hearing, but surely this would fade by my 20th listen, which is by far gone now.
Buy it, turn it up, show all your friends, and go see them live.
My favourite album since 'sigur ros - ageatis byrun'
peace