Slight disappointment, but still recommendable album with successful stylistic development

Enter Shikari have evolved considerably with each album, both stylistically and in general in the field songwriting. Her debut Take to the Skies had not really convinced me. In Common Dreads saw the thing already somewhat different. Overall, I would have though rated only slightly above average, but it had a few tracks that stood out clearly from the rest of the album and who blew me away completely. A Flash Flood of Colour was for me then the definitive highlight ESS Discography. The album had a unique style and was simply fantastic from start to finish.

That The Mind sweep his predecessor surpasses, I honestly did not expect. Even if you have kept the level, an absolute killer album would come of it. After the first single The Last Garrison I was admittedly a little disappointed, but already Never Let Go of the Microscope and it Anaesthetist have me so tied up that my anticipation for The Mind Sweep rose immeasurably. The finished album but unfortunately a bit disappointed me. At the general style that is not, however. Here one has done it again, to stand out from the rather funky AFFoC and suggests something more serious tone to. If one or the other song, what concerns the guitar work is also something brutal to work. A few really successful rap passages are also available, although unfortunately restrict this to only two of the single releases. Here in my opinion could have go a little further. However, the actual "weak point" (if you can call it that because) the general level of songwriting on the album. There are still contained enough good songs, but compared to the last album, there are some more songs in which you think: Nice, but nothing that knocks me right now.

The first makes The Appeal & The Mind Sweep I, a kind of middle ground between full-fledged song and intro, and provides a good introduction to the album, which is already, in which direction the wind blows. The first real song The One True Colour makes me surprisingly been the low point of the album. In addition to a variation of the chorus towards the end makes this track for me a rather unspectacular Hardcore number represents. One is compensated then however already with Anaesthetist, a great mix from groovy electric parts with Rapgesang and a bright chorus. The Last Garrison begins as powerful, but the swaying chorus acts initially some getting used to. After a few attempts, I found the song actually quite good, but the last spark did not skip properly. With Never Let Go of the Microscope, the album starts then really. The song consists mostly of rap parts, backed by synth beats, and waiting at the end with an epic finale and a brilliantly atmospheric closing melody. Myopia begins even at such a stylistic continuation of the conclusion of the last song and beats at a time into a varied number corporal who always finds the right balance between Geknüppel, slower passages. Torn Apart is, however, been relatively pop, but acts no piece chumming and something more forceful end of the song is absolutely goosebumps arousing. After a brief reconciliation continues with the bluesy The Bank of England, not a song about, but a nice change from the previous songs. The short chaotic Theres a Price On Your Head is very reminiscent of System of a Down. And in between, so a piece is actually not bad, but with such a small number of tracks (12 songs included. Quasi-intro, outro and quasi-short Interlude) I would have liked a more independent song. Poor the play, is certainly. Dear Future Historians, however, provides for me is the second-weakest song. A ballad is always in danger, not just entrain and instead passed a ballad of the album, the halt to degenerate anyway to hear, and that's here in my opinion. The Appeal & The Mind Sweep II is similar to part 1 a tightrope walk between correct and outro song and the album can at least still finish appealing.

Especially excited me was the situation around the song Slipshod (which I will however not included in the assessment). If a particular bonus track is exclusive to a store, I think that's not very funny. Particularly annoying I find it, however, if there is a bonus track exclusively for download are (in this case from iTunes). A download is for me not equivalent to a proper CD and even more frustrating it is when it comes to such a madness Song as Slipshod concerns. The song is admittedly very short and does not fit stylistically also to the rest of the album, but this Aggrotechverschnitt in Enter Shikari garb just middle skin on the Twelve. Not without reason the song has advance have their own music video donated. Who album with this song (and the rat race EP without Remix) would have on CD, the good pieces must expensive import from Japan.

Conclusion:
The Mind Sweep is on his own and did not become a poor imitation of A Flash Flood of Colour. Some (very) good songs are represented, but this level can the album, unlike its predecessor, does not hold consistently. Actually, these are but almost to complain at a high level and every Enter Shikari fan should with The Mind Sweep have his joy. However, a stumbling block represents the iTunes exclusivity of songs Slipshod.

7.5 / 10

Personal favorites:
Anaesthetist, Never Let Go of the Microscope, Myopia, Torn Apart, (Slipshod)

The main feature of the bonus DVD presents a concert in St. Petersburg from 2014. The song selection is correct and the band had a lot fun at their performance. The guitars are mixed a little quiet, but still the recording was very entertaining and is definitely worth the few euros extra charge. The bonus footage from Reading (UK) comes from a festival and really to see due to the significantly poorer mixing and the almost identical metallic Song selection only as a nice little bonus.