12twelve’s debut is an unheralded should-be-classic post-rock album. It’s easy to get lost in the ominous gloom that shrouds this album, created by the low-end of the guitars and the raw underproduced percussion. It’s a sound that has been done by more well-known acts. Tortoise and Slint come readily to mind. Mogwai and Godspeed have leaned in this direction, but let’s not cast 12twelve aside just because they sound like other fantastic bands. They don’t sound derivative, and this album was released when Mogwai and Godpseed were still relatively young acts. The sound is convincing, the atmosphere can fill a room and the music rewards close listening. The track, “Zero, Nought, Nothing” reminds me of “Mogwai Fear Satan.” I don’t think I could offer a higher compliment than that.
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