Oh, Textures. My sweet, sweet Textures. Silhouettes (and, more specifically, the Storm Warning track) changed my life when my dad showed it to me in the car on the way to my guitar teacher's house in 2009, and for that I am forever in gratitude to what they've done - a compelling and groundbreaking marriage of rhythmic aggression and melodic captivity. "Nobody cares, you oily fool" I hear in the background - and fair enough. Genotype isn't Silhouettes, lets get that straight. Genotype isn't even Phenotype, quite frankly, and you know what? That's okay. An album released 10 years after the previous is bound to be a different type of album - and Genotype is that, for sure. What we have in Genotype is somewhat emblematic of the Textures of olde, but, also, not really. This is fundamentally a different sound that longtime fans of Textures know and love. However, this isn't to say you can't appreciate or love what's going on in Genotype, but it is different - evolved, perhaps? If you step away from what you know Textures as, then this album is great: nicely tight rhythms, spacious atmospheres, easily digestible melodies and rhythmic motifs, and an album experience that is definitely highly enjoyable. What you don't get are the same level of rhythmically attack-heavy segments that gave old Textures a sense of distinct unease. Motes of this are indeed captured in Genotype, albeit with less presence, but, make no mistake, it is unto itself and worthy of your ear.