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The Myriad Form
The Myriad Form
TMF / DrumEatDrum / XOL Productions
Posted: Friday, May 23, 2008
By: Trubie Turner
By: Trubie Turner
Seasoned musicians join forces to create a pleasantly moody but varied goth outing.
Though this is the self-titled debut album of The Myriad Form, its members are far from new to the music scene. Diva Destruction and Cylab alum, SeVerina X Sol, brings her sizable experience and vocal talent to the outfit, and is accompanied by experienced drummer and guitarist Ian W. Mayer, and keyboard and bassist Richard "Lurch" Pilawski. Together they form a very capable ethereal gothic rock trio similar in mood and occasionally in sound to many of the great gothic and darkwave acts.
Apparently influenced by a great many other gothic acts, the album successfully runs a rather large gamut of gothic styles. To the straight gothic rock tracks "Solid State" and "Her Void" to the almost Black Tape for a Blue Girl-esque "100 Days," and the apparently Switchblade Symphony inspired "Wicked" and "Ashes to Earth," The Myriad Form almost give a lesson in the ABCs of gothic styles. SeVerina is obviously very much at home with all of these styles and, despite the equally varied vocal requirements, gives an impeccable performance throughout. Though largely a nicely tranquil and dark experience, there are still occasional rough spots such as "Renew" where The Myriad Form's song construction is just a bit too rudimentary and repetitive, which leads to the song wearing a little thin as it goes on. Thankfully, these problem areas are not terribly commonplace.
Though their great ability to write and perform several different styles is quite evident, it is this same range that leads to the only really great criticism that could be made of The Myriad Form; they have a somewhat inconsistent feel that can be somewhat disruptive to the enjoyment of the album as a whole and leads to what feels more like a compilation despite it being all from the same artist. Despite this issue, The Myriad Form is an excellent and very welcome addition to the gothic music scene and hopefully with a little narrowing of focus will be adding much more in the future.
Apparently influenced by a great many other gothic acts, the album successfully runs a rather large gamut of gothic styles. To the straight gothic rock tracks "Solid State" and "Her Void" to the almost Black Tape for a Blue Girl-esque "100 Days," and the apparently Switchblade Symphony inspired "Wicked" and "Ashes to Earth," The Myriad Form almost give a lesson in the ABCs of gothic styles. SeVerina is obviously very much at home with all of these styles and, despite the equally varied vocal requirements, gives an impeccable performance throughout. Though largely a nicely tranquil and dark experience, there are still occasional rough spots such as "Renew" where The Myriad Form's song construction is just a bit too rudimentary and repetitive, which leads to the song wearing a little thin as it goes on. Thankfully, these problem areas are not terribly commonplace.
Though their great ability to write and perform several different styles is quite evident, it is this same range that leads to the only really great criticism that could be made of The Myriad Form; they have a somewhat inconsistent feel that can be somewhat disruptive to the enjoyment of the album as a whole and leads to what feels more like a compilation despite it being all from the same artist. Despite this issue, The Myriad Form is an excellent and very welcome addition to the gothic music scene and hopefully with a little narrowing of focus will be adding much more in the future.
