Sludge & Tripe

Perhaps Contraption's first album is a pretty astonishing feat of music, but one that runs out of steam too quickly. While instrumentally, it's pretty amazing, with tracks such as 'Hard Cutlery' bearing intense drumming and guitarwork, I feel like this is where the album peaks, and what follows doesn't do much new or interesting. As an avant-rock album, it becomes very predictable after this track, and while there is still somewhat interesting elements, mainly the use of flutes throughout many ... read more