Tarmvred - Tintorama EP

Disappointing. All the tracks have the potential to be masterpieces, but the final execution is shamefully off the point. The grandiloquent, intricate and reverb-laden rhythms provide a good drive, but sometimes are not properly synchronized with the melodies, which makes the whole sound very messy indeed. But worse: those awful arpeggios in every track! What could and should have been a dramatic symphonycore milestone, complete with opera-like vocals and moody melodies, ends up being mostly a slab of questionable, trance-fueled cheese for gravers.

Tintorama is a metaphysical experience.

Through an epic drama between powerful beat attacks and sorrowful melodies, you'll experience a unique perspective on these states of mind:

Innocence (Oskulden)
Arsenic (... a thing you should know about cigarette)
Maiden (Jungfrun)
Death (Döden)

Following tracks such as Kryptoteknik and Red Response (rmx), Tarmvred is definitely taking "noise" to a higher level of consciousness. In fact, I'd dare define that style as True Gothic. After all, Jonas is from Sweden ;)

This EP really shows what Tarmvred is capable of and how much he's grown as an artist. Fans expecting the dancey 8-bit sounds used on his previous release, Viva 6581, are in for a surprise because this EP strays away from that (although in a couple of the tracks, they can be slightly heard in the background).

For the most part, this is a whole new level of rhythmic noise. The beats have almost a cinematic quality to them and these 4 tracks could easily be dropped into some sci-fi action flick as a soundtrack. Tarmvred has changed a lot from 2003 to 2005 and its evident in this release.