The Shape of Colour

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The Shape of Colour
IntervalsTheShapeOfColour.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 4, 2015
Length34:44
Label Self-released
Producer
  • Aaron Marshall
  • Cameron McLellan
  • Anthony Calabretta
Intervals chronology
A Voice Within
(2014)
The Shape of Colour
(2015)
The Way Forward
(2017)
Singles from The Shape of Colour
  1. "I'm Awake"
    Released: November 11, 2015 [1]
  2. "Fable"
    Released: November 19, 2015 [2]

The Shape of Colour is the second studio album by Canadian instrumental progressive metal band Intervals. The album was self-released on December 4, 2015. It was produced by Aaron Marshall, Cameron McLellan and Anthony Calabretta. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted Sound8/10 [6]
Exclaim! 7/10 [7]
KillYourStereoStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
New Noise Magazine Positive [10]

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Distorted Sound scored the album 8 out of 10 and said: "The Shape of Colour is definitely one of 2015's better releases and the better out of Intervals releases this year too, fresh content like this is awesome to hear out of a band that has a near constantly cycling roster. Highly recommended to all fans of Djent and Prog Metal, Intervals are a really nice project that produce some insane music. The market for Instrumental is wide but still feels very much untapped, The Shape of Colour shatters that mould entirely." [6] Calum Slingerland of Exclaim! gave it 7 out of 10 and said: "Combined with shorter song lengths, Marshall's latest approach highlights his heightened attention to phrasing and melody — one that is nearly on par with those of his more revered peers." [7]

Alex Sievers from KillYourStereo gave the album 4 out of 5 and said: "Instrumental music is definitely on the up right now, and as it becomes more and more popular, we're going to be getting a lot more artists like Intervals delivering the goods before the inevitable plunge off the cliff into the shitty, saturated abyss. And if that's the case, then we have some damn fine records ahead of us. Before the plunge, that is." [8] Phil Boozeman of MetalSucks rated the album 4 out of 5 and said: "[...] overall, it's fantastic." [9]

Track listing

The Shape of Colour track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Awake"3:58
2."Sure Shot"4:07
3."Fable" (featuring Leland Whitty of BadBadNotGood)4:19
4."Sweet Tooth"3:27
5."Black Box"3:04
6."Slight of Hand" (featuring Nick Johnston)5:41
7."Meridian"5:09
8."Libra" (featuring Plini)4:56
Total length:34:44

Personnel

Intervals

Additional musicians

Additional personnel

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