'Open the Gates' mostly follows a hypnotic pattern, albeit tiresome one. Its songs are mostly long and repetitive on purpose, but their aim is not to bore or tire, it is to enamour and induce some drowsy dreamlike state. Sometimes the collective succeeds, sometimes they rather become trapped in the not-entirely functioning pattern of choice that is often unfortunately not saying much, therefore ending up sounding exhausted and exhausting.
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