While this EP walks a similar line to that of Acceleration, Complications is more intricate and certainly shows growth. The three songs ("The Idea of Independence and the Reason Why it's Austere", "Mr. M, Man of Muzak" and "Vouchers, Coupons and the End of a Shopping Session") all read like chapters from a book.

"The Idea of Independence and the Reason Why it's Austere" starts as the first chapter and tells about how Hell has opened a new wing on June 6th and the ribbon cutting ceremony was done by Martin Luther, Ghandi and Mussolini. The song goes on to describe how those who visited the new wing (Hell is considered a shopping mall) walk aimlessly around with no direction.

"Mr. M, Man of Muzak" has a few announcements made over the intercom, like a kid being lost and asking for his parents, proclaiming specials on barbeque equipment and the such. There's even an announcement asking someone to move their Lamborghini Diablo because it's blocking an exit. It's actually kind of funny because it's mocking the 'American way'. It's kind of like the quote, "You'd look into a fire if I told you, you could see Hell"…gullible Americans.

"Vouchers, Coupons and the End of a Shopping Session" describes the once heavily populated wing. Now there is nothing left but a "thick layer of lifeless ashes and dry dirt". A fire had broken out and people are dead. There was only one way out and that was through the exit that was being blocked by the Lamborghini…

The 'Complications' through a series of unfortunate events has lead to this, the end. A great story told through three songs, proving that Age of Silence will once again stand out as masters of their craft.

The impressive thing about "Auditorium of Modern Movements" (and much of the rest of the album) is that they're really two songs in one. It's all about the keyboards. Take the keyboards out of the song, leave it in. It doesn't really matter because all the elements that make the songs are so good that you could have one without the other. One thing that came to my mind on the second track-"Acceleration" is Ozzy Osbourne. Why Ozzy you ask? It's because a lot of the vocals (and music) remind me of the Ozzmosis album. It's frightening how close they sound! With a bit of a new age type of feel, "The Concept of Haste" elevates the sounds of the album a little.

Coming in with a darker feel to the album is a track entitled "The Flow at 09:30 am". The vocals meet a new range and are beautifully matched with the music that runs so smoothly together. There's also an elegant keyboard solo in the middle of the song that is divine! "Of Concrete and Glass" showcase the band's backing vocal abilities and differs a bit from the rest of the album. I was taken back with the track "90 Degree Angles". It's a ballad that elevates the bands sound to a whole new level. It even includes an unexpected violin which I believe makes the track that much better.

Beginning with an acoustic guitar "I No Longer Know if I am Mad" is another track that took me by surprise. It's so different than the rest of the album which is probably why I like it more than the other tracks. Ending where they began, Age of Silence hits you hard with amazing drumming and superb keyboard playing. "Synthetic, Fabricated, Calculated" brings the album to an end and leaves you feeling numb.