I think I have this whole post-rock thing worked out. You have to have a nondescript band name, a long and slightly literary album name, some sort of artistic cover artwork for your album, and a small collection of lengthy tracks on all of your releases. I'm basing this on the fact that all of the greatest post-rock albums fit this description, as does "We Move Through Weather" from Tarentel. Unfortunately for Tarentel though, their album sticks to the formula so tightly that it can't be regarded as a classic in its own right, and if all of the great experimental post-rock albums held a party, they probably wouldn't invite poor "We Move Through Weather".

Listening to this record is like listening to a caricature of the whole genre. Hello! We Move Through Weather! for instance, which opens with deafening percussion that slowly fades in from nothing, before a guitar is finally heard after about five minutes to bring the music to a somewhat more melodic place, is an approach typical of the genre. It's not that it's a particularly bad approach, and it's not even that Tarentel execute it particularly badly, it's just that it's been done already, and done better too.

Lovers of post-rock who can overlook the fact that this is basically a repeat of various offerings from Godspeed You Black Emperor! and Mono will probably find quite a bit to enjoy from this record. Bump Past, Cut Up Through Windows throws a piano into the mix with some slightly pleasing results, the song sounding much more optimistic and upbeat than the rest of the album, which seethes with gloom and menace. Get Away From Me You Clouds Of Doom is a particular example of the pessimism that permeates the album, with more than a quarter of an hour of feedback and noise that trades sheer volume in for atmosphere, reminiscent of Mogwai's "My Father, My King".

There's nothing at all wrong with what Tarentel have offered on this release, but I can't help but crave something a bit more new and daring from this genre. I'm convinced that it's not quite mined out yet, but to reach that potential, we'll need bands who can take lead the field and take musical risks. Tarentel, on this release, show that they're more content just to follow the pack, rather than leading it. For dedicated fans of post-rock only.