Recitation

by Envy

Recitation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 September 2010
  • Label: Sonzai, Rock Action, Temporary Residence Limited
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 1:05:58
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 14 ratings

Artists on this release: Mikiko Narui

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Recitation' continues Envy's evolution, placing a greater emphasis on polished post-rock aesthetics and atmospheric song arrangements. The album balances moments of beauty and brutality, with vocalist Tetsuya Fukagawa's delivery alternating between desperate hardcore shouts and spoken word, enhancing the dynamic climaxes throughout the record. While perhaps less raw than their earlier work, the album is noted for its uplifting melodies and cohesive, immersive sound.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, atmospheric, male-vocalist, screaming, crescendo, dynamic, emotive, soaring, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Guidance (3:21)
  2. Last Hours of Eternity (7:04)
  3. Rain Clouds Running in a Holy Night (8:32)
  4. Pieces of the Moon I Weaved (4:47)
  5. Light and Solitude (7:14)
  6. Dreams Coming to an End (4:03)
  7. Incomplete (1:24)
  8. Worn Heels and the Hands We Hold (5:44)
  9. A Hint and the Incapacity (6:43)
  10. A Breath Clad in Happiness (6:25)
  11. 0 and 1 (7:32)
  12. Your Hand (3:03)

Credits

  • Envy - Member
  • Mikiko Narui - Member
  • Susan - artwork
  • Tucky - mastered by
  • Yoshiharu Ota - photography by
  • Takashi Kitaguchi - recorded by, mixed by
  • Teruhiro Takenouchi - translated by [lyrics]
  • Kaoru Okunuki - voice [poetry reading]

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