Basement - I Wish I Could Stay HereRelease date: July 5th, 2011
Record label: Run For Cover Records
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Basements first studio album released in late 2011 called (I Wish I Could Stay Here )
Sad to say that the band basement have split up before I actually got into them. The band officially announced their split with a last show in November 2012, I however had only really heard of them shortly after.
A local band from Ipswich, England, they are formed by five members in the early year of 2009, who class their music as progressive rock, emo, grunge, post-hardcore, punk rock which is a hybrid of genres all merged together to form them.
I wish I would stay here is a 10 tracked album, which express what their EP's show but in a more extended, full version. A lot of people would say that the original sounding of Basement in fact is just a copycat of the 90's emo music, however I feel the main reason why they got me so hooked and griped on them was more to the fact that they were such a hybrid band of modern and old music, combined together to make what seems to be a fresh and direct energetic band in which a modern audience could easily listen to and not get bored of.
Now the first song to open up this album is "Fading" which really sets them up for high standards, straight away we are pushed forward in the heavy drum diving manic in which the riffs are played over a thick bass line before we get a mixture of harmony's from Andrew Fisher (vocalist). This energetic, lively music is pumped throughout the song, repeating the catchy tempo proving their hard rock sound to us as a mixture of sounds.
Already we are allowing yourself to understand their lyrical abilities and what they are singing about. This is not that inspiring at all nor will the lyrics make you think and question life, but they are a band who are relate able. Basement sing about the dark, emotional topics in which the youth of their audiences are already or have experienced, it is this reason in why they are so successful with their target demographic, because they understand them. If you cut open a teenagers brain and take a look inside, what basement are signing about, you will probably find in their, as they talk about vulnerability and how messed up we all really are.
"Canada Square" takes on a more deep and delayed path to what was previously witnessed, another song like this is "Early Grey" which gives you the soft emo, calmness, numbing you in a trance with it, despite all of this the vocals throughout still remain passionate with the punk sounding explosions. The importance of instrumental music goes along with Basements themes, as the slow pace, drags you down a bit into a new mindset, where you find yourself hooked on the tiny chords of the guitar which are presented mainly in "Ellipses".This soft song eases us into the album as it's pretty easy to pick up on and also rather catchy in beat as a lot of it is repetitive.
Now the first song to open up this album is "Fading" which really sets them up for high standards, straight away we are pushed forward in the heavy drum diving manic in which the riffs are played over a thick bass line before we get a mixture of harmony's from Andrew Fisher (vocalist). This energetic, lively music is pumped throughout the song, repeating the catchy tempo proving their hard rock sound to us as a mixture of sounds.
Already we are allowing yourself to understand their lyrical abilities and what they are singing about. This is not that inspiring at all nor will the lyrics make you think and question life, but they are a band who are relate able. Basement sing about the dark, emotional topics in which the youth of their audiences are already or have experienced, it is this reason in why they are so successful with their target demographic, because they understand them. If you cut open a teenagers brain and take a look inside, what basement are signing about, you will probably find in their, as they talk about vulnerability and how messed up we all really are.
"Canada Square" takes on a more deep and delayed path to what was previously witnessed, another song like this is "Early Grey" which gives you the soft emo, calmness, numbing you in a trance with it, despite all of this the vocals throughout still remain passionate with the punk sounding explosions. The importance of instrumental music goes along with Basements themes, as the slow pace, drags you down a bit into a new mindset, where you find yourself hooked on the tiny chords of the guitar which are presented mainly in "Ellipses".This soft song eases us into the album as it's pretty easy to pick up on and also rather catchy in beat as a lot of it is repetitive.
"Planned to be surprised" which picks up a much heavy punk feel to it with the double beat from the drums but also matches with the faster more stretched voice bursting with passion of Andrew Fisher. The upbeat yet soul sounding of the band is present as basement give off a sad depressive feel but their music almost tricks us as we are feeling energetic yet relational to it, bouncing to each drum beat as the four chord guitar riff is repeated. The simpleness of this song again shows the bands uniqueness to take the same music yet turn it into something different each time, making the whole feel and atmosphere compelled together.
Again taking us back to a much delayed sound with the drained down drum beat along the heavy bass line which plays an important part to this punk, grunge song as the guitars are now turned to a less energetic feel matching the vocals which appear drowned out in a saddened numb voice, before all closes to a pause and the fast tempo of punk is back and everything changes as the emotions of the lead singers are now emerged with the instruments making his anger thudding to the song.
Returning with the next song which plays a slow guitar rift that seems to be repeating it's self over and over again, before the basic beat of the drum comes into playing matching this slow and swaying intro, almost sending you into a trance. But before this lets you completely zone out the ending of Ellipis picks up with the hectic cluster of drum beats with the key change waking you fully up.
As this draws to an end we find the typical punk beat in which you find yourself two stepping along to and finger pointing as the vocals reach out to you, "please save me from myself" a desperate cry out to help before again drawing to a close with the cluster of sounds coming to a halt.
Returning with the next song which plays a slow guitar rift that seems to be repeating it's self over and over again, before the basic beat of the drum comes into playing matching this slow and swaying intro, almost sending you into a trance. But before this lets you completely zone out the ending of Ellipis picks up with the hectic cluster of drum beats with the key change waking you fully up.
As this draws to an end we find the typical punk beat in which you find yourself two stepping along to and finger pointing as the vocals reach out to you, "please save me from myself" a desperate cry out to help before again drawing to a close with the cluster of sounds coming to a halt.
Another common pattern basement have within this album is using full start and repairs, as this happen throughout the song, feeling it starts again and again.
The last song to this album is "March" which kicks in with its heavy intro, intertwined with the rich vocals that moan out along with the tempo structure. Ending the album with he lyrics "No more waiting for you" drawing it to a perfect end. Basement are the sort of band who need to carry on with music like this for their fans as well as the topics in which they explore as I have found them to be very useful in certain moods.
Definitely a band who shouldn't have broken up, but at least they made their mark out their with the two albums they did produce.
Track listing:
1. Fading
2. Plan To Be Surprised
3. Canada Square
4. Crickets Throw Their Voices
5. Earl Grey
6. Ellipses
7. Every Single Word
8. Yoke
9. Grayscale
10. March
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