Andrew Duncan had some nice words to say about it:

When Beaten By Them released Invisible Origins last year, they proved that they could expand on their musical chops while showing off the talents of each individual even while being stretched out geographically across the globe. It was something I thought was better than anything they have done in the past.

Each individual song was a powerful ball of instrumental energy within itself. Some of it being tribal, while others being intricately planned jams. The thing that you immediately noticed was how well each musician could work with each other while being able to dissect the song down to individuality.

At the end of 2011, the band returned with the People Start Listening EP. This was nothing like an EP of B-Sides throw-outs or an afterthought to Invisible Origins, People Start Listening is an entity upon itself; a thought pattern that told a story in under 20 minutes.

Instead of elongated, distinct thoughts, the four songs all exist because of each other. What this means is that when you listen to a song like “Rigours of Madness,” the opening track “Damp Sky 3” becomes more important. And with “Damp Sky 4,” “Rigours Of Madness” becomes more meaningful.

The drums on this album are non-existent until you get to the end and “It Can Take You Higher,” the only song that exemplifies a definitive, non-experimental Beaten By Them song. Loud guitars, waves of emotion, and an instrumental taken by force, it’s like you just experienced something amazing.

And you have because when you start out with “Damp Sky 3” and its minimal ambient structure, you really have no idea where this band is about to take you. I had to check the playback several times not knowing if the song was actually functioning. Maybe it’s the band’s way to get you to turn up the volume. By “Rigours Of Madness,” volumes only do the experimental piece justice as you can hear the blending and the effects more clear. These are things you don’t want to miss. It also sets you up for “It Can Take You Higher” and a way for Beaten By Them to blow you through the roof with their sonic sound.

This is nothing Beaten By Them has done before, and I say a fantastic job for pulling together a wonderful and well thought-out piece of musical art.

People Start Listening is widely available.  We are also selling a special Audiophile version directly through our Bandcamp site.  We believe that not-overly-compressed, High Definition (HD) audio is the best thing for peoples’ ears.  Available in High Definition (96/24 FLAC) as well as high quality MP3 format.