Feersum Ennjin

Feersum Ennjin (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2005)
• Original Release Date: February 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Silent Uproar Records
• ASIN: B000A3MLVI
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,406 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Kisses you tenderly for about twenty-five seconds and then proceeds to mercilessly wring you out for the remainder... --Raven, Contact Music

[Feersum Ennjin] has managed to construct one of the most engulfing melodic indie releases in recent memory... --Wookubus, ThePRP.com

[Feersum Ennjin] has comprised a striking debut that fans of spacey-rock and early industrial-alternative crossovers will enjoy... --Michael, ScenePointBlank.com

Product Description

1 Lines (4:03) 2 Solid Gold (5:22) 3 U-Boats (5:01) 4 Dragon (3:56) 5 Thin Air (3:05)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Promising release from the reclusive Paul of Love..., September 12, 2008

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Joshua Chandler (Springfield, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Feersum Ennjin (Audio CD)

After Tool's 1993 opus Undertow--propelled far forward with the help of Paul d'Amour's crunchy, post-Chris Squire bass playing--the bassist left the band amicably in 1995 and receded into less famous (but equally good) projects, totally disappearing from popular music soon after. His evanescence seems somewhat inexplicable in spite of his indie-like, self-deprecating attitude... His contribution to Tool's sound was big enough that he could easily "ridden the wave" on that piece of resume alone, for many years.

Finally we hear from him again with this EP. The project draws its name from one of Iain M. Banks's literary monstrosities, titled Feersum Enndjin (with a "d" here), and the songs take inspiration from the book. Tracks like "Lines" and "Dragon" are the sort of fare you might expect from d'Amour, both definitely hinting at elements from each of the projects he has previously been involved in, yet the electro-rock feel he generates is perhaps a few years fresher. Other songs such as "Solid Gold" and "U-Boats" see more of a new side of d'Amour's songwriting come out, something that is a little more influenced by bands like Lusk and Failure than Tool. "Thin Air" plays the album out, a sonic disappearing act. Unfortunately it seems to foreshadow d'Amour's trend to go back into hiding; not long after this EP's release, that's exactly what he did.

A little nugget of goodness for years of waiting is hard to sustain much of a fan base, but nonetheless this is a great work that any fan of Paul d'Amour's work really needs to check out. It's not as heavy on crunchy bass as you might hope, but it definitely rocks, both powerfully and intelligently. Check this out, and cross your fingers that d'Amour will resurface again, and soon...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good Rock/Electronic., July 8, 2005

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One World "One World" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feersum Ennjin (Audio CD)

Don't let the "eletronic" elements scare you away. This is not dance or new age. This is a blend of Rock and Electronic, with Rock being the main ingredient.

Ex-Tool member Paul D'Amour is the main one behind this, so fans of Tool should check into this. I enjoyed this as it was not screaming and overly harsh playing... but then again, Tool was not that way but they are considered Metal.

This is a 5 song ep and the songs are:

Lines

Solid Gold

U-Boats

Dragon

Thin Air

5.0 out of 5 stars fusion of post-Lusk ex-Tool electronic rock, February 27, 2011

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Ben Edwards - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Feersum Ennjin (Audio CD)

This is easily one of the best albums of the new millennium up there with Dredg's El Cielo and Mars Volta's Deloused in the Comatorium. It's too bad that Paul is a musical recluse because music this good should have a full length attached to it instead of this 5 track (4 songs + noise track) EP. His previous album, Lusk's Free Mars, is a good starting point for this development of sound but this album is cleaner, meaner, and much more psychedelic and aggressive like his previous band Tool. The big difference is that the music is not leaning towards prog riffs instead focusing on texture, groove, and overall electronic production that makes it sound more futuristic than a Tool production. The influence from Failure's Greg Edwards and Ken Andrews is very apparent. I think Paul has found a resonance in songwriting/production that matches Steven Wilson's work with Porcupine Tree. HEY PAUL IF YOU ARE READING THIS PLEASE RELEASE MORE MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!