Codeseven are nothing if not difficult to categorise. It's easier to count the instruments and influences you can't hear at one time or another, than it is to list those you can. Still, here goes.

"Dancing Echoes default.htm Dead Sounds" is the group's first release on Equal Vision, after three releases on The Music Cartel, and is what I can only assume an odd introductory point to the music of Codeseven. All in all, the album is an interesting blend of ambient chords and rock riffs with melodic, gentle vocals layered within the music as opposed to over it.

Vocalist Jeff Jenkins has an unusual voice for a rock group frontman, which works both for and against the cumulative sound. On one hand it creates beautiful melodies that carry throughout the songs and sounds more like a contributing instrument, on the other hand, however, it begs for a heavier, louder or more powerful emphasis that really never occurs. Whilst on some of the songs this proves to be a pleasant change from the barrage of carbon-copy indie rock groups, on others it seems to miss opportunities to work up some real stand-out tracks.

That's not to say that the album is a dud - far from it in fact. Fans of British group Mansun or even later sounds of Aussie group Silverchair will find it familiar and welcoming. Dancing Echoes default.htm Dead Sounds has a very ethereal overall sound, which seems to develop (about a third of the way through) into more electronic ground, even dipping into industrial waters. For the impatient ones among us, start the disc at track 4 "Nasty Little Revolution".

Going from ambient to industrial-rock with more obvious guitar and less breathy vocals, the latter half of the album contains some of the more accessible tracks with mainstream appeal, check out "The Day That Doesn't End" and "Alt. Wav" for perfect examples.

Codeseven are band that's bound to change, which isn't a bad thing - they have the talent, but probably need to choose a direction to get a foothold on the musical ladder.