I recently played a series of concerts due to a school project. Before the first one, I was extremely tense and nervous. So I decided to put on The Complex to relax. Then, suddenly, I realized that Physicist is mostly a very agressive album which manages to inspire a feeling of no feelings at all but a zen-like calmness. Any similar experiences?

Yup!
Had a similar experience 2 years ago before a gig with my band. We had to support a big band and the crowd was of approx. 4000 people. I was a kinda scared so I went to the dressing room in the backstage and put on the headphones of my iPod. I listened to Jupiter and Planet Rain with my eyes closed and the drumsticks in my hand. I felt more calm and relaxed.

I never tried it again... I must do it!

devoid had that effect on me

I used to get that very feeling from playing Namaste by myself.

Listening to Kingdom gives me calm, comforted feeling. It really saves my day if something's wrong and I'm down.

"Hell is here but it hath no fury/Like this woman still, there is no worry"

i agree... i listen do devin's stuff a lot when i'm doing artwork.... because i can phase out and focus really easily

this entire CD humbles me... it puts everything at ease...

[Blazingmonga]

Absolutely.

It does have 'extreme' elements, but there is a certain sort of 'sparkle' or sheen all over it. Like if you took away all the noise you could see something quite spirtual. Like dark clouds infront of the night sky. Maybe? The album makes me feel like I am walking through a snowy landscape under a starry sky.

Heh. I do know what you mean though, and although I think that this is something inherent to Devin's musical style, that it is more apparent here that elsewhere.

I think everyone is keen on slagging the production of this disc, but I think the way it came out is essential to the character of the album. It DOES sound different to other albums, but thats just part of what it is.

A few nights after I first got Physicist, I fell asleep listening to Jupiter looping on my headphones. Awesome, underrated track.

A few nights after I first got Physicist, I fell asleep listening to Jupiter looping on my headphones. Awesome, underrated track.

Agreed. It's among my favorite tracks on it.

I think everyone is keen on slagging the production of this disc, but I think the way it came out is essential to the character of the album. It DOES sound different to other albums, but thats just part of what it is.

That ambient sound is what turns a metal song into a townsend song. What do we call this? Angelic metal?

I think everyone is keen on slagging the production of this disc, but I think the way it came out is essential to the character of the album. It DOES sound different to other albums, but thats just part of what it is.

Is there anything wrong about the production? I think it is marvellous.

It's all a matter of taste. I also like the production, it was the first album I ever bought which had something to do with Devin, and I'm still in love with it.
Great combination of aggressiveness and melodies. Fear Factory,eat your heart out

I'm afraid its an album I don't listen to enough. It doesn't have quite the same appeal as the other Devy stuff, but there are just some moments when it is what I need to listen to.

'Sup all. I have not posted much, but I wanted to voice my praise of the Phizzy album as well. It is awe inspiring and put's my head in a place that nothing else can. Like some of you said, it's a calm place. It sucks you in and all you are is there, in that moment. In all the rage and fury, it communicats an intense satisfaction. Almost joy even. It is one the most amazing albums I have ever heard.

And the production is part of the appeal! Crisp, clear, transparent. Not enough bass or kick drum depth, but fuk it. It is a work of art in the highest degree.

Physicist, to me, seemed to be like a slightly more melodic version of SYL. People have badmouthed the album because it was all different and stuff, I like that album. Its different in a way that an SYL fan would appreciate.

Physicist was my first dev album, and it got me into him. I was a huge fear factory fan at the time, and the album reminded me of them.

[djskrimp]

Absolutely.
Like dark clouds infront of the night sky. Maybe? The album makes me feel like I am walking through a snowy landscape under a starry sky.

I hate being a weather forecaster....I can't see the bunnies in the clouds anymore...all I see is cumulus, stratus and altocumulus castellanus.....