#astar — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #astar, aggregated by home.social.
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🔥 Nouvelle vidéo tendance au Sénégal !
🎬 Dire la vérité - LIVREUR PRO MAX [Vidéo Nº8] @astar 🎥💡: @🅧🅐🅛🅘🅕🅐 🅓🅘🅞🅟 #livreurpromax #drole_videos #astar
👇 Regardez la vidéo complète :
https://diodioglow.com/video/dire-la-verite-livreur-pro-max-video-no8-at-astar-at-livreurpromax-dro
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🔥 Nouvelle vidéo tendance au Sénégal !
🎬 Astar in the petoo 🤍 #astar #dudufaitdesvideos #senegalaise_tik_tok #galsen_tiktok
👇 Regardez la vidéo complète :
https://diodioglow.com/video/astar-in-the-petoo-astar-dudufaitdesvideos-senegalaise-tik-tok-galsen
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ASTAR presenta nou single: "Hyperborean Sky" #Astar #MelodicBlackMetal #DungeonSynth #Març2026 #NouSingle #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
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ASTAR presenta nou single: "Hyperborean Sky" #Astar #MelodicBlackMetal #DungeonSynth #Març2026 #NouSingle #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
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“It has naturally been objected by economists that our Law, in declaring every man and every woman to be a star, reduces society to its elements, and makes hierarchy or even democracy impossible. The view is superficial. Each star has a function in its galaxy proper to its own nature. Much mischief has come from our ignorance in insisting, on the contrary, that each citizen is fit for any and every social duty. But also our Law teaches that a star often veils itself from its nature. Thus the vast bulk of humanity is obsessed by an abject fear of freedom; the principal objections hitherto urged against my Law have been those of people who cannot bear to imagine the horrors which would result if they were free to do their own wills.” https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/01/29/it-has-naturally-been-objected-by-economists-that-our-law-in-declaring-every-man-and-every-woman-to-be-a-star-reduces-society-to-its-elements-and-makes-hierarchy-or-even-democracy-impossible-the-2/ #aStar #abjectFear #aleisterCrowley #anyAndEvery #book #book220 #cannotBear #declaring #democracy #doTheirOwnWills #eachCitizen #eachStar #economists #elements #everyMan #everyWoman #fit #free #Freedom #function #galaxy #hierarchy #horrors #humanity #ignorance #imagine #impossible #insisting #itsNature #itsOwnNature #Law #liberCCXX #liberLegis #makes #muchMischief #naturally #NewComment #objected #obsessed #onTheContrary #ourLaw #people #principalObjectionsMyLaw #proper #quote #reducesSociety #result #socialDuty #Star #superficial #teaches #TheBookOfTheLaw #vastBulk #veilsItself #view -
Manually place astar navigation waypoint nodes in my massive 3D space station or programmatically place and calculate links?
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Manually place astar navigation waypoint nodes in my massive 3D space station or programmatically place and calculate links?
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Manually place astar navigation waypoint nodes in my massive 3D space station or programmatically place and calculate links?
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Manually place astar navigation waypoint nodes in my massive 3D space station or programmatically place and calculate links?
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Manually place astar navigation waypoint nodes in my massive 3D space station or programmatically place and calculate links?
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Traders Drop DOGE & ASTR for BlockDAG’s $600M Vision; The Smartest Crypto Move Before 2025 Listings!
The Astar (ASTR) price forecast and the Dogecoin (DOGE) price surge reflect two sides of the same market,…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #Astar #BestCryptostoBuy #BlockDAG #cryptomarket #DepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency #doge #Dogecoin #ElonMusk #Musk
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🐢🔍 Welcome to 2014, where we reintroduce A* like it's a revolutionary new concept instead of a relic of the past. Move blobs to see how algorithms that your #CS101 professor already explained work, because nothing says cutting-edge like revisiting the basics every few years. 🎉🚀
https://www.redblobgames.com/pathfinding/a-star/introduction.html #Astar #Algorithm #Retro #Rewind #AlgorithmBasics #TechTrends #2014Revival #HackerNews #ngated -
🐢🔍 Welcome to 2014, where we reintroduce A* like it's a revolutionary new concept instead of a relic of the past. Move blobs to see how algorithms that your #CS101 professor already explained work, because nothing says cutting-edge like revisiting the basics every few years. 🎉🚀
https://www.redblobgames.com/pathfinding/a-star/introduction.html #Astar #Algorithm #Retro #Rewind #AlgorithmBasics #TechTrends #2014Revival #HackerNews #ngated -
🐢🔍 Welcome to 2014, where we reintroduce A* like it's a revolutionary new concept instead of a relic of the past. Move blobs to see how algorithms that your #CS101 professor already explained work, because nothing says cutting-edge like revisiting the basics every few years. 🎉🚀
https://www.redblobgames.com/pathfinding/a-star/introduction.html #Astar #Algorithm #Retro #Rewind #AlgorithmBasics #TechTrends #2014Revival #HackerNews #ngated -
🐢🔍 Welcome to 2014, where we reintroduce A* like it's a revolutionary new concept instead of a relic of the past. Move blobs to see how algorithms that your #CS101 professor already explained work, because nothing says cutting-edge like revisiting the basics every few years. 🎉🚀
https://www.redblobgames.com/pathfinding/a-star/introduction.html #Astar #Algorithm #Retro #Rewind #AlgorithmBasics #TechTrends #2014Revival #HackerNews #ngated -
Check out this article by @wraitii on Medium about improving our pathfinder and it's performance for smoother gameplay.
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Check out this article by @wraitii on Medium about improving our pathfinder and it's performance for smoother gameplay.
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Check out this article by @wraitii on Medium about improving our pathfinder and it's performance for smoother gameplay.
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Check out this article by @wraitii on Medium about improving our pathfinder and it's performance for smoother gameplay.
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Check out this article by @wraitii on Medium about improving our pathfinder and it's performance for smoother gameplay.
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An optimized Nodegraph in #Godot for pathfinding purposes :) each node is manually placed inside #trenchbroom (there are plans to automate this later on). My zombie is able to walk on these lines with the #astar class that Godot provides :D . This is inspired by Half-Life and I'll save the data as a resource in order to minimize load times (~800 nodes take about ~45 seconds), inspired by the AIN files :) . I'm happy with the result and flying monsters shouldn't be a problem at all anymore :D
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An optimized Nodegraph in #Godot for pathfinding purposes :) each node is manually placed inside #trenchbroom (there are plans to automate this later on). My zombie is able to walk on these lines with the #astar class that Godot provides :D . This is inspired by Half-Life and I'll save the data as a resource in order to minimize load times (~800 nodes take about ~45 seconds), inspired by the AIN files :) . I'm happy with the result and flying monsters shouldn't be a problem at all anymore :D
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An optimized Nodegraph in #Godot for pathfinding purposes :) each node is manually placed inside #trenchbroom (there are plans to automate this later on). My zombie is able to walk on these lines with the #astar class that Godot provides :D . This is inspired by Half-Life and I'll save the data as a resource in order to minimize load times (~800 nodes take about ~45 seconds), inspired by the AIN files :) . I'm happy with the result and flying monsters shouldn't be a problem at all anymore :D
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An optimized Nodegraph in #Godot for pathfinding purposes :) each node is manually placed inside #trenchbroom (there are plans to automate this later on). My zombie is able to walk on these lines with the #astar class that Godot provides :D . This is inspired by Half-Life and I'll save the data as a resource in order to minimize load times (~800 nodes take about ~45 seconds), inspired by the AIN files :) . I'm happy with the result and flying monsters shouldn't be a problem at all anymore :D
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An optimized Nodegraph in #Godot for pathfinding purposes :) each node is manually placed inside #trenchbroom (there are plans to automate this later on). My zombie is able to walk on these lines with the #astar class that Godot provides :D . This is inspired by Half-Life and I'll save the data as a resource in order to minimize load times (~800 nodes take about ~45 seconds), inspired by the AIN files :) . I'm happy with the result and flying monsters shouldn't be a problem at all anymore :D
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🌱 Unlock Sustainable Chemistry!
DFG and A*STAR announce the Joint Call on Sustainable Chemistry for researchers pioneering eco-friendly solutions. 🌍
Focus Areas:
☑️ Green synthesis
☑️ Renewable resources
☑️ Sustainable processes📅 Deadline: Register 11 June Submit 18 June 2025
🔗 Apply: https://www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-themen/info-wissenschaft/2025/ifw-25-24 -
🌱 Unlock Sustainable Chemistry!
DFG and A*STAR announce the Joint Call on Sustainable Chemistry for researchers pioneering eco-friendly solutions. 🌍
Focus Areas:
☑️ Green synthesis
☑️ Renewable resources
☑️ Sustainable processes📅 Deadline: Register 11 June Submit 18 June 2025
🔗 Apply: https://www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-themen/info-wissenschaft/2025/ifw-25-24 -
🌱 Unlock Sustainable Chemistry!
DFG and A*STAR announce the Joint Call on Sustainable Chemistry for researchers pioneering eco-friendly solutions. 🌍
Focus Areas:
☑️ Green synthesis
☑️ Renewable resources
☑️ Sustainable processes📅 Deadline: Register 11 June Submit 18 June 2025
🔗 Apply: https://www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-themen/info-wissenschaft/2025/ifw-25-24 -
AStar Pathfinding для агентов различного размера с использованием пространственного хэширования
Наверное, большинству людей, связанных с программированием игр, известен алгоритм AStar . В интернете можно найти много примеров объяснения того, как он работает, и реализации для различных языков, когда размер (далее радиус) агента, которого необходимо перемещать по импровизированной карте, известен заранее и не меняется. Но когда речь заходит о поддержке агентов, обладающих разным радиусом, увы, информации не так много. Данный пробел я постараюсь восполнить в рамках этой статьи.
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AStar Pathfinding для агентов различного размера с использованием пространственного хэширования
Наверное, большинству людей, связанных с программированием игр, известен алгоритм AStar . В интернете можно найти много примеров объяснения того, как он работает, и реализации для различных языков, когда размер (далее радиус) агента, которого необходимо перемещать по импровизированной карте, известен заранее и не меняется. Но когда речь заходит о поддержке агентов, обладающих разным радиусом, увы, информации не так много. Данный пробел я постараюсь восполнить в рамках этой статьи.
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AStar Pathfinding для агентов различного размера с использованием пространственного хэширования
Наверное, большинству людей, связанных с программированием игр, известен алгоритм AStar . В интернете можно найти много примеров объяснения того, как он работает, и реализации для различных языков, когда размер (далее радиус) агента, которого необходимо перемещать по импровизированной карте, известен заранее и не меняется. Но когда речь заходит о поддержке агентов, обладающих разным радиусом, увы, информации не так много. Данный пробел я постараюсь восполнить в рамках этой статьи.
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AStar Pathfinding для агентов различного размера с использованием пространственного хэширования
Наверное, большинству людей, связанных с программированием игр, известен алгоритм AStar . В интернете можно найти много примеров объяснения того, как он работает, и реализации для различных языков, когда размер (далее радиус) агента, которого необходимо перемещать по импровизированной карте, известен заранее и не меняется. Но когда речь заходит о поддержке агентов, обладающих разным радиусом, увы, информации не так много. Данный пробел я постараюсь восполнить в рамках этой статьи.
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
A-Star:
🎵 Kupe Dancehttps://open.spotify.com/track/58s4zxPmTrkY4qVjn8OcJm
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
A-Star:
🎵 Kupe Dancehttps://open.spotify.com/track/58s4zxPmTrkY4qVjn8OcJm
Please 🔁 BOOST to share what you like
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
A-Star:
🎵 Kupe Dancehttps://open.spotify.com/track/58s4zxPmTrkY4qVjn8OcJm
Please 🔁 BOOST to share what you like
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
A-Star:
🎵 Kupe Dancehttps://open.spotify.com/track/58s4zxPmTrkY4qVjn8OcJm
Please 🔁 BOOST to share what you like
- your followers don't see if you ⭐ favourite a post -
🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Continent
A-Star:
🎵 Kupe Dancehttps://open.spotify.com/track/58s4zxPmTrkY4qVjn8OcJm
Please 🔁 BOOST to share what you like
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By Steel Druhm
Written By: Nameless_N00b_87
It’s hard to believe Gojira’s From Mars to Sirius will be celebrating its twenty-year anniversary next year. The now famous metal quartet from Bayonne, France has ascended the metal hierarchy since the release of their landmark record, culminating this year in a mainstage spot in the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics. But as a longtime fan, I feared that their performance, no matter how awe-inspiring, would add further fuel to an ever-growing wildfire of imitation by a legion of aspiring musicians seeking to emulate their captivating sound. Enter Septaria, one such young aspiring band from Southern France who are ready to unleash their debut album Astar.1 The foursome has garnered somewhat of a buzz with their existential blend of Gojira’s modern metal and Slowdive’s dreamy post- rock, resulting in the group becoming the latest signees to Guillaume Bernard’s2 Klonosphere label. Let’s find out if these young lads can escape the shadow of their Godzilla-like influences and carve out their own path.
Septaria wastes little time channeling Gojira’s signature sound. From the rhythmic staccatos and pummeling double-kicks of From Mars to Sirius, to the double octave pitch shifts highlighted on Magma‘s “Centaure,” to the harmonic tremolos and melodic tapping of L’Enfant Sauvage, the Gojira tropes dominate Astar’s drawn-out runtime with lackluster results. And to cover the vocal inconsistencies that shredders Hugo Thevenot and Maxime Ayasse produce, the duo run their ethereal cleans, guttural roars, and reverberating screams under thick layers of reverb and delay while toying about with periodic bouts of throat singing and ethnic chants. Drummer Hugo Leydet, who offers his best impersonation of Mario Duplantier’s heavy grooves in both performance and tone, teams up with the low rumble of Baptise Trébuchon’s bass to round out the quartet’s familiar backbone. Though clearly talented, Septaria fail to show much originality outside of a few strong swelling and groove-laden moments peppered throughout Astar that provide a glimpse of the ensemble’s artistic vision.
Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality make Astar’s excessive length unjustifiable, bloated, and monotonous. Clocking in at 68 minutes, Septaria’s twelve lengthy, Gojira-inspired tracks rely on post-rock’s epic builds stretched out beyond necessity, resulting in a listless and tedious listening experience. “Being,” for example, is an immense ten-minute track that takes forever to arrive at its apex before the energy dies against four minutes of atmospheric feedback and ominous bass tones. Elsewhere, the lifeforce of Ledet’s hypnotic drumming in “Skys Words” deflates in the song’s bloated second half, offering an uninspired, spacey, and drawn-out construction that clashes with its grandiose form. And the cacophony of whammy bar manipulations and screams of “Saggitarius” shatter all momentum after its midpoint. Meant to offer respite, Septaria attempts to combat Astar’s bloat through strategically positioned intermezzos (“Abyss,” “Persephone”) intended to break the record’s flow into more palatable portions. Instead, these diversions quickly devolve into filler, serving as stagnant pools of rogue riffs.
Astar’s stronger moments appear when Septaria rely on their post-rock and groove-laden core to drive creativity. The dreamlike and celestial bridge that triggers the ending in opener “Moment Présent” signals that these Frenchmen have the capacity to write catchy, somber, and atmospheric grooves with emotional impact. Astar’s best moment arrives with the closing of “Embers” where Ledet’s back-beat shuffle coalesces with Thevenot’s and Ayasse’s harmonic tapping and ominous low tremolos to create a head-bobbing groove. Despite these highlights, however, Septaria’s hesitancy to escape the comfort of their predecessors’ shadow stifles their creativity, leading them to eventually revert to a predictable, borrowed riff.
Septaria is a young band that possesses loads of talent and ambition. However, Astar falls victim to Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality. This reliance on a well-established formula, coupled with the inability to craft compelling and concise compositions, results in tedious and underwhelming listen. Astar is a testament to Septaria‘s potential, but it is potential that remains largely untapped. I’m left disappointed with what could have been with Astar, and hope Septaria strives to step outside of the confines of imitation with their next steps.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 192 kbps mp3
Label: Klonosphere Records
Websites: septariaofficial.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/septaria.band
Releases Worldwide: November 15, 2024Show 2 footnotes
- Stylized as A*. Seriously… – Dolph ↩
- The guitarist and founding member of art rock band Klone. ↩
#20 #2024 #Astar #FrenchMetal #Gojira #KlonosphereRecords #Nov24 #PostRock #PostMetal #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #Septaria #Slowdive
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By Steel Druhm
Written By: Nameless_N00b_87
It’s hard to believe Gojira’s From Mars to Sirius will be celebrating its twenty-year anniversary next year. The now famous metal quartet from Bayonne, France has ascended the metal hierarchy since the release of their landmark record, culminating this year in a mainstage spot in the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics. But as a longtime fan, I feared that their performance, no matter how awe-inspiring, would add further fuel to an ever-growing wildfire of imitation by a legion of aspiring musicians seeking to emulate their captivating sound. Enter Septaria, one such young aspiring band from Southern France who are ready to unleash their debut album Astar.1 The foursome has garnered somewhat of a buzz with their existential blend of Gojira’s modern metal and Slowdive’s dreamy post- rock, resulting in the group becoming the latest signees to Guillaume Bernard’s2 Klonosphere label. Let’s find out if these young lads can escape the shadow of their Godzilla-like influences and carve out their own path.
Septaria wastes little time channeling Gojira’s signature sound. From the rhythmic staccatos and pummeling double-kicks of From Mars to Sirius, to the double octave pitch shifts highlighted on Magma‘s “Centaure,” to the harmonic tremolos and melodic tapping of L’Enfant Sauvage, the Gojira tropes dominate Astar’s drawn-out runtime with lackluster results. And to cover the vocal inconsistencies that shredders Hugo Thevenot and Maxime Ayasse produce, the duo run their ethereal cleans, guttural roars, and reverberating screams under thick layers of reverb and delay while toying about with periodic bouts of throat singing and ethnic chants. Drummer Hugo Leydet, who offers his best impersonation of Mario Duplantier’s heavy grooves in both performance and tone, teams up with the low rumble of Baptise Trébuchon’s bass to round out the quartet’s familiar backbone. Though clearly talented, Septaria fail to show much originality outside of a few strong swelling and groove-laden moments peppered throughout Astar that provide a glimpse of the ensemble’s artistic vision.
Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality make Astar’s excessive length unjustifiable, bloated, and monotonous. Clocking in at 68 minutes, Septaria’s twelve lengthy, Gojira-inspired tracks rely on post-rock’s epic builds stretched out beyond necessity, resulting in a listless and tedious listening experience. “Being,” for example, is an immense ten-minute track that takes forever to arrive at its apex before the energy dies against four minutes of atmospheric feedback and ominous bass tones. Elsewhere, the lifeforce of Ledet’s hypnotic drumming in “Skys Words” deflates in the song’s bloated second half, offering an uninspired, spacey, and drawn-out construction that clashes with its grandiose form. And the cacophony of whammy bar manipulations and screams of “Saggitarius” shatter all momentum after its midpoint. Meant to offer respite, Septaria attempts to combat Astar’s bloat through strategically positioned intermezzos (“Abyss,” “Persephone”) intended to break the record’s flow into more palatable portions. Instead, these diversions quickly devolve into filler, serving as stagnant pools of rogue riffs.
Astar’s stronger moments appear when Septaria rely on their post-rock and groove-laden core to drive creativity. The dreamlike and celestial bridge that triggers the ending in opener “Moment Présent” signals that these Frenchmen have the capacity to write catchy, somber, and atmospheric grooves with emotional impact. Astar’s best moment arrives with the closing of “Embers” where Ledet’s back-beat shuffle coalesces with Thevenot’s and Ayasse’s harmonic tapping and ominous low tremolos to create a head-bobbing groove. Despite these highlights, however, Septaria’s hesitancy to escape the comfort of their predecessors’ shadow stifles their creativity, leading them to eventually revert to a predictable, borrowed riff.
Septaria is a young band that possesses loads of talent and ambition. However, Astar falls victim to Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality. This reliance on a well-established formula, coupled with the inability to craft compelling and concise compositions, results in tedious and underwhelming listen. Astar is a testament to Septaria‘s potential, but it is potential that remains largely untapped. I’m left disappointed with what could have been with Astar, and hope Septaria strives to step outside of the confines of imitation with their next steps.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 192 kbps mp3
Label: Klonosphere Records
Websites: septariaofficial.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/septaria.band
Releases Worldwide: November 15, 2024#20 #2024 #Astar #FrenchMetal #Gojira #KlonosphereRecords #Nov24 #PostRock #PostMetal #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #Septaria #Slowdive
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By Steel Druhm
Written By: Nameless_N00b_87
It’s hard to believe Gojira’s From Mars to Sirius will be celebrating its twenty-year anniversary next year. The now famous metal quartet from Bayonne, France has ascended the metal hierarchy since the release of their landmark record, culminating this year in a mainstage spot in the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics. But as a longtime fan, I feared that their performance, no matter how awe-inspiring, would add further fuel to an ever-growing wildfire of imitation by a legion of aspiring musicians seeking to emulate their captivating sound. Enter Septaria, one such young aspiring band from Southern France who are ready to unleash their debut album Astar.1 The foursome has garnered somewhat of a buzz with their existential blend of Gojira’s modern metal and Slowdive’s dreamy post- rock, resulting in the group becoming the latest signees to Guillaume Bernard’s2 Klonosphere label. Let’s find out if these young lads can escape the shadow of their Godzilla-like influences and carve out their own path.
Septaria wastes little time channeling Gojira’s signature sound. From the rhythmic staccatos and pummeling double-kicks of From Mars to Sirius, to the double octave pitch shifts highlighted on Magma‘s “Centaure,” to the harmonic tremolos and melodic tapping of L’Enfant Sauvage, the Gojira tropes dominate Astar’s drawn-out runtime with lackluster results. And to cover the vocal inconsistencies that shredders Hugo Thevenot and Maxime Ayasse produce, the duo run their ethereal cleans, guttural roars, and reverberating screams under thick layers of reverb and delay while toying about with periodic bouts of throat singing and ethnic chants. Drummer Hugo Leydet, who offers his best impersonation of Mario Duplantier’s heavy grooves in both performance and tone, teams up with the low rumble of Baptise Trébuchon’s bass to round out the quartet’s familiar backbone. Though clearly talented, Septaria fail to show much originality outside of a few strong swelling and groove-laden moments peppered throughout Astar that provide a glimpse of the ensemble’s artistic vision.
Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality make Astar’s excessive length unjustifiable, bloated, and monotonous. Clocking in at 68 minutes, Septaria’s twelve lengthy, Gojira-inspired tracks rely on post-rock’s epic builds stretched out beyond necessity, resulting in a listless and tedious listening experience. “Being,” for example, is an immense ten-minute track that takes forever to arrive at its apex before the energy dies against four minutes of atmospheric feedback and ominous bass tones. Elsewhere, the lifeforce of Ledet’s hypnotic drumming in “Skys Words” deflates in the song’s bloated second half, offering an uninspired, spacey, and drawn-out construction that clashes with its grandiose form. And the cacophony of whammy bar manipulations and screams of “Saggitarius” shatter all momentum after its midpoint. Meant to offer respite, Septaria attempts to combat Astar’s bloat through strategically positioned intermezzos (“Abyss,” “Persephone”) intended to break the record’s flow into more palatable portions. Instead, these diversions quickly devolve into filler, serving as stagnant pools of rogue riffs.
Astar’s stronger moments appear when Septaria rely on their post-rock and groove-laden core to drive creativity. The dreamlike and celestial bridge that triggers the ending in opener “Moment Présent” signals that these Frenchmen have the capacity to write catchy, somber, and atmospheric grooves with emotional impact. Astar’s best moment arrives with the closing of “Embers” where Ledet’s back-beat shuffle coalesces with Thevenot’s and Ayasse’s harmonic tapping and ominous low tremolos to create a head-bobbing groove. Despite these highlights, however, Septaria’s hesitancy to escape the comfort of their predecessors’ shadow stifles their creativity, leading them to eventually revert to a predictable, borrowed riff.
Septaria is a young band that possesses loads of talent and ambition. However, Astar falls victim to Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality. This reliance on a well-established formula, coupled with the inability to craft compelling and concise compositions, results in tedious and underwhelming listen. Astar is a testament to Septaria‘s potential, but it is potential that remains largely untapped. I’m left disappointed with what could have been with Astar, and hope Septaria strives to step outside of the confines of imitation with their next steps.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 192 kbps mp3
Label: Klonosphere Records
Websites: septariaofficial.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/septaria.band
Releases Worldwide: November 15, 2024#20 #2024 #Astar #FrenchMetal #Gojira #KlonosphereRecords #Nov24 #PostRock #PostMetal #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #Septaria #Slowdive
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By Steel Druhm
Written By: Nameless_N00b_87
It’s hard to believe Gojira’s From Mars to Sirius will be celebrating its twenty-year anniversary next year. The now famous metal quartet from Bayonne, France has ascended the metal hierarchy since the release of their landmark record, culminating this year in a mainstage spot in the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics. But as a longtime fan, I feared that their performance, no matter how awe-inspiring, would add further fuel to an ever-growing wildfire of imitation by a legion of aspiring musicians seeking to emulate their captivating sound. Enter Septaria, one such young aspiring band from Southern France who are ready to unleash their debut album Astar.1 The foursome has garnered somewhat of a buzz with their existential blend of Gojira’s modern metal and Slowdive’s dreamy post- rock, resulting in the group becoming the latest signees to Guillaume Bernard’s2 Klonosphere label. Let’s find out if these young lads can escape the shadow of their Godzilla-like influences and carve out their own path.
Septaria wastes little time channeling Gojira’s signature sound. From the rhythmic staccatos and pummeling double-kicks of From Mars to Sirius, to the double octave pitch shifts highlighted on Magma‘s “Centaure,” to the harmonic tremolos and melodic tapping of L’Enfant Sauvage, the Gojira tropes dominate Astar’s drawn-out runtime with lackluster results. And to cover the vocal inconsistencies that shredders Hugo Thevenot and Maxime Ayasse produce, the duo run their ethereal cleans, guttural roars, and reverberating screams under thick layers of reverb and delay while toying about with periodic bouts of throat singing and ethnic chants. Drummer Hugo Leydet, who offers his best impersonation of Mario Duplantier’s heavy grooves in both performance and tone, teams up with the low rumble of Baptise Trébuchon’s bass to round out the quartet’s familiar backbone. Though clearly talented, Septaria fail to show much originality outside of a few strong swelling and groove-laden moments peppered throughout Astar that provide a glimpse of the ensemble’s artistic vision.
Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality make Astar’s excessive length unjustifiable, bloated, and monotonous. Clocking in at 68 minutes, Septaria’s twelve lengthy, Gojira-inspired tracks rely on post-rock’s epic builds stretched out beyond necessity, resulting in a listless and tedious listening experience. “Being,” for example, is an immense ten-minute track that takes forever to arrive at its apex before the energy dies against four minutes of atmospheric feedback and ominous bass tones. Elsewhere, the lifeforce of Ledet’s hypnotic drumming in “Skys Words” deflates in the song’s bloated second half, offering an uninspired, spacey, and drawn-out construction that clashes with its grandiose form. And the cacophony of whammy bar manipulations and screams of “Saggitarius” shatter all momentum after its midpoint. Meant to offer respite, Septaria attempts to combat Astar’s bloat through strategically positioned intermezzos (“Abyss,” “Persephone”) intended to break the record’s flow into more palatable portions. Instead, these diversions quickly devolve into filler, serving as stagnant pools of rogue riffs.
Astar’s stronger moments appear when Septaria rely on their post-rock and groove-laden core to drive creativity. The dreamlike and celestial bridge that triggers the ending in opener “Moment Présent” signals that these Frenchmen have the capacity to write catchy, somber, and atmospheric grooves with emotional impact. Astar’s best moment arrives with the closing of “Embers” where Ledet’s back-beat shuffle coalesces with Thevenot’s and Ayasse’s harmonic tapping and ominous low tremolos to create a head-bobbing groove. Despite these highlights, however, Septaria’s hesitancy to escape the comfort of their predecessors’ shadow stifles their creativity, leading them to eventually revert to a predictable, borrowed riff.
Septaria is a young band that possesses loads of talent and ambition. However, Astar falls victim to Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality. This reliance on a well-established formula, coupled with the inability to craft compelling and concise compositions, results in tedious and underwhelming listen. Astar is a testament to Septaria‘s potential, but it is potential that remains largely untapped. I’m left disappointed with what could have been with Astar, and hope Septaria strives to step outside of the confines of imitation with their next steps.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 192 kbps mp3
Label: Klonosphere Records
Websites: septariaofficial.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/septaria.band
Releases Worldwide: November 15, 2024#20 #2024 #Astar #FrenchMetal #Gojira #KlonosphereRecords #Nov24 #PostRock #PostMetal #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #Septaria #Slowdive
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By Steel Druhm
Written By: Nameless_N00b_87
It’s hard to believe Gojira’s From Mars to Sirius will be celebrating its twenty-year anniversary next year. The now famous metal quartet from Bayonne, France has ascended the metal hierarchy since the release of their landmark record, culminating this year in a mainstage spot in the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics. But as a longtime fan, I feared that their performance, no matter how awe-inspiring, would add further fuel to an ever-growing wildfire of imitation by a legion of aspiring musicians seeking to emulate their captivating sound. Enter Septaria, one such young aspiring band from Southern France who are ready to unleash their debut album Astar.1 The foursome has garnered somewhat of a buzz with their existential blend of Gojira’s modern metal and Slowdive’s dreamy post- rock, resulting in the group becoming the latest signees to Guillaume Bernard’s2 Klonosphere label. Let’s find out if these young lads can escape the shadow of their Godzilla-like influences and carve out their own path.
Septaria wastes little time channeling Gojira’s signature sound. From the rhythmic staccatos and pummeling double-kicks of From Mars to Sirius, to the double octave pitch shifts highlighted on Magma‘s “Centaure,” to the harmonic tremolos and melodic tapping of L’Enfant Sauvage, the Gojira tropes dominate Astar’s drawn-out runtime with lackluster results. And to cover the vocal inconsistencies that shredders Hugo Thevenot and Maxime Ayasse produce, the duo run their ethereal cleans, guttural roars, and reverberating screams under thick layers of reverb and delay while toying about with periodic bouts of throat singing and ethnic chants. Drummer Hugo Leydet, who offers his best impersonation of Mario Duplantier’s heavy grooves in both performance and tone, teams up with the low rumble of Baptise Trébuchon’s bass to round out the quartet’s familiar backbone. Though clearly talented, Septaria fail to show much originality outside of a few strong swelling and groove-laden moments peppered throughout Astar that provide a glimpse of the ensemble’s artistic vision.
Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality make Astar’s excessive length unjustifiable, bloated, and monotonous. Clocking in at 68 minutes, Septaria’s twelve lengthy, Gojira-inspired tracks rely on post-rock’s epic builds stretched out beyond necessity, resulting in a listless and tedious listening experience. “Being,” for example, is an immense ten-minute track that takes forever to arrive at its apex before the energy dies against four minutes of atmospheric feedback and ominous bass tones. Elsewhere, the lifeforce of Ledet’s hypnotic drumming in “Skys Words” deflates in the song’s bloated second half, offering an uninspired, spacey, and drawn-out construction that clashes with its grandiose form. And the cacophony of whammy bar manipulations and screams of “Saggitarius” shatter all momentum after its midpoint. Meant to offer respite, Septaria attempts to combat Astar’s bloat through strategically positioned intermezzos (“Abyss,” “Persephone”) intended to break the record’s flow into more palatable portions. Instead, these diversions quickly devolve into filler, serving as stagnant pools of rogue riffs.
Astar’s stronger moments appear when Septaria rely on their post-rock and groove-laden core to drive creativity. The dreamlike and celestial bridge that triggers the ending in opener “Moment Présent” signals that these Frenchmen have the capacity to write catchy, somber, and atmospheric grooves with emotional impact. Astar’s best moment arrives with the closing of “Embers” where Ledet’s back-beat shuffle coalesces with Thevenot’s and Ayasse’s harmonic tapping and ominous low tremolos to create a head-bobbing groove. Despite these highlights, however, Septaria’s hesitancy to escape the comfort of their predecessors’ shadow stifles their creativity, leading them to eventually revert to a predictable, borrowed riff.
Septaria is a young band that possesses loads of talent and ambition. However, Astar falls victim to Septaria’s overindulgence and lack of originality. This reliance on a well-established formula, coupled with the inability to craft compelling and concise compositions, results in tedious and underwhelming listen. Astar is a testament to Septaria‘s potential, but it is potential that remains largely untapped. I’m left disappointed with what could have been with Astar, and hope Septaria strives to step outside of the confines of imitation with their next steps.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 192 kbps mp3
Label: Klonosphere Records
Websites: septariaofficial.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/septaria.band
Releases Worldwide: November 15, 2024Show 2 footnotes
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