Reviews
Reviews
"#3. Mute Angst Envy/Trust: True, the band has spent time listening to Joy Division, that that's not a bad thing. Put these guys in Europe and they'd be worshipped."
"Peninsula alternative rockers Mute Angst Envy, who this month will release their debut EP on Epithet Records, have enjoyed regular rotation on Live 105 radio this summer, beating out challengers five nights in a row on the station's 'New Music Challenge.' The group's five-song effort is laden with atmosphere, drama, and an unusually strong musical direction- particularly on 'Creep', 'Trust' and 'The Bloodstained Ritual.' The group's members - Jack Holmes (guitars, bass, vocals), Keith St Thomas (same), Paul Zimmerman (guitar, keys) and newly added drummer Les Shanrock - hooked up a couple of years ago at San Jose State.
'Our sound goes from slow and brooding to fast and ferocious,' muses Holmes, show composes the group's material with St. Thomas. Having just wrapped up filming of a video for 'Creep,' Mute Angst Envy will be performing in conjuction with Live 105 at the Edge in Palo Alto later this month."
"Combining a previously vinyl-only IP with five newer songs, Mute Angst Envy's new release, Trust/Archetype (21st Circuitry), provides a working document of a band's evolving from a dark melodic goth pop on Trust to a heavier, edgier sound on Archetype. Down to a quartet now, MAE pulls out all the stops on such cuts as 'Taste of Insanity' and 'All Shadows.' These compare favorably to the best songs on Trust ('Creep' and 'The Bloodstained Ritual,' for those keeping score)."
"Moody, atmospheric and brooding are a few words that spring to mind while listening to Mute Angst Envy. But don't let these adjectives scare you 'happy' music lovers away. The music is more beautifully atmospheric than depressing. Great hooks and melodies make this release outright enjoyable. The intertwining synthesizer and guitar are the key."
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