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4 de febrero de 2012

(8.5) Thinking Plague - Decline And Fall (2012)


If I were to judge this album based on it's cover and both the name of the band and the album it would be fair to say that it looks and sounds like "another generic hardcore/metal band", but it's not!. There's one simple way to describe what this album is like: syncopated, atonal jazz-fusion... is that enough? If not then let me get a little more specific, it's like a mix of King Crimson's most "recent" syncopated instrumentals and their jazz fusion era, plus a stripped down, less chaotic Kayo Dot... with female vocals. If you don't have a general idea of what this bands sounds like yet then you're probably reading the wrong blog...
That's pretty much how the album sounds like, but what makes it even more unique is it's vocals, to begin with, it's not everyday that you find a jazz fusion band with a female vocalist, and second, the vocals are as atonal as the sax or the guitar playing in the background, as if they improvised/wrote another instrumental track and used it as a vocal melody.
Now go give the album a listen!.

25 de diciembre de 2011

(8/10) Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins - A Scarcity of Miracles (2011)




Relajado y con un toque medio ochentoso, pero sin dejar de ser experimental y bastante singular, con la marca registrada de Fripp. Por momentos me recordó a El Ciervo Vulnerado en sus ultimos momentos.
  1. A Scarcity of Miracles (7:27)
  2. The Price We Pay (4:49)
  3. Secrets (7:48)
  4. This House (8:37)
  5. The Other Man (5:59)
  6. The Light of Day (9:02)
 
    Jakko Jakszyk – Guitars, Vocals, Guzheng, Keyboards
    Robert Fripp – Guitars, Soundscapes
    Mel Collins – Alto & Soprano Saxophones, Flute
    Tony Levin – Bass Guitars, Chapman Stick
    Gavin Harrison – Drums & Percussion