German rock band The Intersphere are certainly preparing themselves to pack a punch with their latest album effort Relations in the Unseen. Across 12 tracks we're presented with a rather fun and very energetic performances that are certain to please their own fans, and perhaps garner them more from fans of the more alternative-punk-rock genre. The Intersphere certainly seem to have a number of enjoyable qualities in their music, though we do ask ourselves whether or not they are really adding anything to music, or whether they're just treading the same ground that many bands have gone before them.
There are a number of enjoyable qualities on Relations in the Unseen which certainly does set out to entertain. Each track on the album contributes towards a very adrenaline-fuelled punk-rock experience, somewhat similar to Fall Out Boy or Panic! At the Disco's earlier work. For the most part it all works very well, with the whole album more or less expressing what The Intersphere wants it to express.
However, it's hard though to ignore the incredible average and repetitive quality that Relations in the Unseen possesses. Musically the album sounds the same as so many other bands that have preceded The Intersphere, with there being little or nothing that showcases the band more strongly than the others. The music is enjoyable to some degree, but it feels like The Intersphere haven't injected enough of their own personality to really make the music their own. Everything is left sounding distinctly average and to some extent... rather boring and contrived. There's little true creativity here to make it a record worthy of any recognition.
The Intersphere do suggest some good ideas from time to time. Although the whole record sounds rather uninteresting and uninspired, it does seem to feature one or two little moments that suggest The Intersphere are better than what they're pushing out. It seems though that the band have opted to push out the easier and uncreative elements of their music, rather than utilize their stronger moments to create music that is ultimately their own. Perhaps there's something here to appease to certain people, perhaps... but the whole album is very thin on the ground to really work on its own merits.
