Shell~Wave

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Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 61 ratings
May 2, 2025 / Release Date
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Tresor / Label
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Jonny_312
70

First listen isn't that high but I went in thinking it was going to be techno and was kinda let down by the slower pace more atmospheric vibe.

I hope to return to this soon and give it a fair shot with more realistic expectations and it might impress me more. As after I started to get over the expectation it was well crafted and I did enjoy the experience.

Dreamyreviews
92

⏰ 2025 (electronic) ALBUM SERIES #43 ⏰
Dude, fuck yes. Surgeon’s most recent album Shell~Wave is a fantastic Birmingham Sound / Industrial Techno album. With consistently great production and hard hitting Techno beats throughout the majority of this album. I say majority because there’s the 3 minute track called Dying which shouldn’t be on this album and was the only track I actively disliked. Almost everything else was fantastic Techno music, I mean it really is Surgeon ... read more

drewlamp
45

I really despise music publications that give albums like this such incredibly high scores. Surgeon's release isn't bad, it's a very very atmospheric industrial techno album. There's a lot of whispy melodies, a lot of repetitive moments, but it typically follows a very similar pattern on each individual track. That's no where near my largest gripe. It's insane how forgettable 8 of these 9 songs are. You could listen to this project 10 times and not remember any ... read more

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Track List

1Serpent Void
5:45
67
2Soul Fire
6:09
68
3Divine Shadow
5:40
64
4Forgotten Gods
4:37
66
5Dying
3:07
63
6Infinite Eye
6:25
67
7Triple Threat
6:36
63
8Empty Cloud
4:31
68
9Fall
5:01
65
Total Length: 47 minutes
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