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Meterman: Reset Start Reset

Bring the rock. Meterman does it with a mathematical bent, driving riffs into the ground with precision and self-contained fury on this, their second full-length. The opening instrumental Skyline sets the tone for the band's dirty futuristic sound (the album was tracked live), which maps the urban cityscape with a feeling that slips between a controlled distance and street level disenchantment. The two singles Ultimate and Midihum stand out, the vocals buried deep in the mix, chanting repetitive fragments, matching the pummelling repetition of the larger sound, a shouting voice mostly lost beneath the wall of noise. Over the length of an album this formula loses its grasp on the listener. I found myself wanting some variation, something a little more. Ultimately - not to take anything away from the band which has good potential - this sophomore album feels lacking in some sense, more akin to a series of sketches than fully formed ideas. Slow-burner that it is, 'Reset Start Reset' fails to completely ignite.

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