Feedback MagazineAugust 2005; Kevin RowlandThis
band were always going to sound a bit different to the rest, given that
all of the music has been written by bassist Bill Noland (a man who
could give Chris Squire a lesson in what a deep and heavy bass can
really sound like), and the line-up is a little unusual in that not only
do they have a keyboard player but are also joined by someone playing
wind-controlled synths through a Midi. Add a drummer to the mix and that
is the band, playing music that is going to definitely strike a chord
with anyone into ELP and Gentle Giant. That the chord is often played on
Hammond organs or moogs is only going to endear them further.
I
wasn’t sure what to expect from this album as it starts with slowly
played held-down keyboards but I needn’t have worried as after a minute
and a half of "Star Power" the drums and bass come in and at two minutes
Bill takes the music by the scruff and kicks in with a dirty bass which
then allows the keyboards to come in over the top. It works incredibly
well, and this wasn’t the only time that I was surprised with this album
as there are loads of things going on and there is a definite space
theme to the song titles, which carries through to the music. Unusually
for an independent release this is a digipak (I love the simple cover),
and is definitely worth investigating.
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