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Falloch - Where Distant Spirits Remain



8.2 | 114 votes |
Release date: 26 September 2011
Style: Post-Rock, Folk metal

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01. We Are Gathering Dust
02. Beyond Embers And The Earth
03. Horizons
04. Where We Believe
05. The Carrying Light
06. To Walk Amongst The Dead
07. Solace

The best Metalgaze album of 2011

Guest review by
Boxcar Willy
Rating:
8.9
It is a rarity with music to find an album that you truly and utterly love. To reach the "absolutely love" status, one must not just like the music, but connect with it. They must feel what the musicians felt during the writing process. Where Distant Spirits Remain is an album I truly love.

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published 24.06.2012 | Comments (11)

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16.10.2011 - 00:58
Rating: 8
Chobo_jokeR
Am I ever glad I stopped reading my Taxation textbook to listen to this album. Awesome album. This is precisely the kind of album I've been waiting for all year. One that blew me away from the beginning moments of the first song.
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16.10.2011 - 02:30
Rating: 8
Promonex
Cathemeral
Elite
A great album indeed and maybe even the best debut of the year. Maybe. It reminds me a lot of Grey Waters and the fascination for their EP has worn off quite fast. Let's see if this album can keep my attention for a longer time.
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All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now.
- The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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16.10.2011 - 10:57
BloodTears
ANA-thema
Elite
Sounds interesting. Will check it out.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29

Like you could kiss my ass.


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16.10.2011 - 12:10
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Staff
Im possible not to read Fagalloch while being drunk... So far it sounds quite neat, gotta check more songs out.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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16.10.2011 - 22:23
InnerSelf
proofread free
Written by X-Ray Rod on 16.10.2011 at 12:10

Im possible not to read Fagalloch while being drunk... So far it sounds quite neat, gotta check more songs out.


Not drunk .... reading it Fagalloch, FFFFUUUUUUU
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He who is not bold enough
to be stared at from across the abyss
is not bold enough
to stare into it himself.
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16.10.2011 - 22:48
Rating: 8
strade
Wondered if this would be added. This is nice album right here.
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My lo-fi synth project: http://luciddreamer.bandcamp.com
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16.10.2011 - 22:49
Rating: 6
Slayer666
Sounds pretty damn sweet after one listen. Will give it more time and rate it afterwards.

It does indeed bear some resemblance to Agalloch's Ashes, so Fagalloch it is... xD
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17.10.2011 - 04:34
Marcus
Doit Like Bernie
Neat album but damn the vocals seem bad/out of place.
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17.10.2011 - 13:01
R'Vannith
ghedengi
Elite
Written by Marcus on 17.10.2011 at 04:34

Neat album but damn the vocals seem bad/out of place.


Beginning to think it was just me but yeah I agree, the vocals are a little off-putting for me. Some wonderful music no doubt.
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21.10.2011 - 00:13
VPeter
After the disappoint of Old Silver Key this band comes as a nice surprise! It sounds so fresh and new. shoegazy metal FTW.

I also have to admit I help remember this band by remembering that their name is so similar to Agalloch.
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16.11.2011 - 08:38
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Staff
A little late to the party as usual...

I'm disappointed by this. Not because it's bad, but because it could have been a lot better. The vocals are incredibly weak here and totally detract from the atmosphere the music creates. Top-notch songwriting though. Soothing, yet varied.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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28.12.2011 - 13:47
Kenos
Account deleted
Yeah, good/great songwriting but zero originality and irksome vocals. Nothing special anyway.
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09.02.2012 - 23:48
Rating: 8
Evil Chip
I found this a really strong release. The structure of the songs isn't drowned by the atmospheric part of it and that's really nice. The vocals could be better (though i don't find them bad at all) but the melodies that are in them are captivating.
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17.02.2012 - 01:21
Rating: 7
Don't see what's wrong with the vocals personally, i love them.
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23.02.2012 - 02:08
Rating: 8
tea[m]ster
Au Pays Natal
Contributor
Holy Alcest Batman...
...which isn't a bad thing
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19.03.2012 - 02:42
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
These guys look like incredible hipsters...


Sounds like my kind of music though.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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24.05.2012 - 23:28
Rating: 9
Mehdi Taba
Mehdi Taba
Instrumental parts was awesome specially "Horizons" 8.5
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10.06.2012 - 07:14
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Wow, I was a little wary checking this out, because of all the hubbub about the vocals, but honestly, it's just people being "Tr00" and close minded about clean vocals. This album is fantastic, it's not the most original album out there, but the instrumentals are just perfect, and just when it's starts to get repetitive, it ends.



Review coming soon.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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10.06.2012 - 07:38
Timmeh
Dudeman
Written by Boxcar Willy on 10.06.2012 at 07:14
...it's just people being "Tr00" and close minded about clean vocals...

No it's not close mindedness, the vocals were just not that good (as in the sound of his voice), kinda flattened the mood.
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11.06.2012 - 16:12
Rating: 6
Slayer666
Written by Boxcar Willy on 10.06.2012 at 07:14

Wow, I was a little wary checking this out, because of all the hubbub about the vocals, but honestly, it's just people being "Tr00" and close minded about clean vocals. This album is fantastic, it's not the most original album out there, but the instrumentals are just perfect, and just when it's starts to get repetitive, it ends.



Review coming soon.


It wasn't just the vocals to me, though, the whole thing just sounds bland as hell. I liked it a lot after the first or second listen, but after that it just shows how stale and "meh" it is.
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12.06.2012 - 21:48
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by Slayer666 on 11.06.2012 at 16:12

Written by Boxcar Willy on 10.06.2012 at 07:14

Wow, I was a little wary checking this out, because of all the hubbub about the vocals, but honestly, it's just people being "Tr00" and close minded about clean vocals. This album is fantastic, it's not the most original album out there, but the instrumentals are just perfect, and just when it's starts to get repetitive, it ends.



Review coming soon.


It wasn't just the vocals to me, though, the whole thing just sounds bland as hell. I liked it a lot after the first or second listen, but after that it just shows how stale and "meh" it is.

I don't know, I've listen to it again all weekend and this morning it was even better, I can see why people don't like it though, they aren't your perfect band by any means, but I find the amaturistic vocals as very emotional, and this has lots of atmosphere and little

I don't know, I still love this thing.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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26.06.2012 - 02:08
emperorgonzo
Account deleted
I absolutely love this release. Took me a while to get into it. A very weird blend of music but it all works out pretty damn well. Great album.
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26.06.2012 - 13:13
Rating: 9
J:oKeR
Nice album....hope they continue improving on their sound....very nice...:) 9
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31.08.2012 - 01:58
Rating: 9
Starchild
Hm, I can't see what is wrong with the vocals. I actually think they are pretty good..
Anyway, beautiful music, great album.
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27.09.2012 - 05:59
Rating: 8
Evil Chip
The vocals sound good, not outstanding but nice. The folk-post blend is really nice in this one.
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14.11.2012 - 04:59
ThunderAxe1989
Account deleted
An unlikely mix (post-rock and folk metal), but it works. I love the way they compose.....what a great team! This album is beautiful.



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20.04.2013 - 21:39
Rating: 8
Doge of Venice
Really love the music on this album. Didn't mind the vocals at first, but they grew irritating the more I listen, though sometimes I don't mind them. Kinda interested to see how the vocals work on the next album.
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14.08.2013 - 04:27
oshgar
After being initially turned off by the vocals, I decided to give this another chance. I'm still not a huge fan of the vocals, and I do like clean vocals but the music is an awesome posty folky mix that really conjures images of the emerald isle. Hopefully their new lead singer is better on the next album which I am actually psyched for now.
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23.06.2015 - 13:10
Rating: 5
Rsrdaman
A lovely stew of Agalloch-esque soundscapes with Alcest-esque cleans, all with a dash of unoriginality. Though Falloch may attempt to emulate the sound of these two great bands, they do so very poorly. While shoegaze may be a genre I quite like, the recycled guitar work and weak vocals really put this album down.
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21.09.2017 - 00:32
Rating: 9
DeathMetal
Great album. Hard to pick out a single great track though.
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