Yamantaka // Sonic Titan – Yt//St [Review]

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan debut album “Yt//St” was one of those albums that quietly came out in late 2011.
Made it at #48 for the “Best of 2011 Canadian Albums“.
As a rising band of 2012 they are starting to somewhat make a big impact thanks in part to Pitchfork.
Their debut album is already making waves on the blogosphere and even their live shows are creating buzz, I was lucky enough to happened to see them live back in 2010 at Pop Montreal and the experience was indescribable.

With a band name like Yamantaka // Sonic Titan , as you would expect, Yt//Ts is an insanely complex and intense progress rock/noise wave album but with an unique twist to it.
On some of their tracks, for example Hoshi Neko and Reverse Crystal // Murder of a Spider, they surprisingly sing in Japanese.
Parts of the album sound like they could have been inspired by the Anime movie “Akira” and Japanese bands like X-Japan, Glay (somewhat) and Judy & Mary.
Overall I was blown away with the pure mastery of sound on the album.
Definitely different and not the norm when it comes to the music scene in Canada.

Best tracks:

Queens
Oak of Guernica
Reverse Crystal // Murder of a Spider

Hoshi Neko

<a href="http://yamantakasonictitan.bandcamp.com/track/hoshi-neko">Hoshi Neko by YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN</a>

A Star Over Pureland

<a href="http://yamantakasonictitan.bandcamp.com/track/a-star-over-pureland">A Star Over Pureland by YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN</a>

Crystal Fortress Over the Sea of Trees

<a href="http://yamantakasonictitan.bandcamp.com/track/crystal-fortress-over-the-sea-of-trees">Crystal Fortress Over the Sea of Trees by YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN</a>

I’d give Yt//St a 9.5/10.

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