(((O))) Category: Reviews
Heavier, maddening, and mighty, this is the album that didn’t just broke the door down, it remains a cult classic after its release in 1972 on the swirling Vertigo label. There are the prog-like textures, funk, hard rock, atmospheric, avant-garde, folk, psych-pop, it’s the circle that brings everything in full for both the band and Vangelis’ swan-song. If you want proof, just ask both Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness and their love of the album, covering 1972 from the Album Years podcast.
Hiding in Plain Sight isn’t just a prog-rock album, its an album that deals with hardship of moving forward after we leave this earth, knowing that we will never see our loved ones again.
This is a miserably beautiful piece of work which puts the band high in the ranks of the finest blackened post-hardcore available today.
Listening to this album as a unified whole, it is great to have back one of the masters of modern electronic music.
This is as 1980s as Drew Barrymore looking quizzically at ET. But it is from a darker, grimier version of the era, where people in skinny jeans and heavy eyeliner made spooky music.
Not the sort of band to play the hits exactly but also undoubtedly, and perhaps essentially, an incredible live experience.
The furious percussion and the rich, sweeping riffs all feel geared towards the epic, a desire to depict something momentous using earthly tools, and if that description seems a bit lofty then it’s only in keeping with the ambition that the band demonstrate.
The Keele ’77 performance is a piece of history that holds everything together as the band held audiences tight across the threshold, putting them into a sudden form of the university, would have them starting their own bands thanks to this incredible live recording.
This is an enjoyable and energetic collection of well sheened tracks that hit the spot with some lovely dynamics.
The great thing about this book is the way the interviews have been internally structured and themes brought to the fore by Banks’ questions with his notes at the end of each interview clarifying or bringing extra information to bear.
A welcoming return for the band to give us more surprises, more unexpected momentum, and repeatable listens that you need to play, top to bottom.
Codespeaker put the metal into post-metal and create a unique sound for a phenomenal second album.
No more than two spoonfuls of sugar in this (musical) tea, just a good autumnal soundtrack for any occasion.
This album may not be for the faint of heart. It maybe challenging, but what a tightrope that Rebecca and Peter have envisioned their listeners to walk upon something that is dangerous and right to the bone.
The vast record, book and film collection that the duo obviously possesses is felt throughout this album, where the duo turns any metal at hand into something soft as snow.
This is the band’s therapeutic release as they bring in the themes to life and give an understanding that life is short, and how we have to learn by letting things go, and move on with our lives. Yes, things will never be the same, but the healing process is a strong one that Pure Reason Revolution have unleashed for 2024.
He adds in that flavour of classical music, free jazz, psychedelic, post-punk, Canterbury, art, dadaism, avant-garde, Ayers threw the rule book into the fire and lets his music do the talking.
A fine barrel filled with wonderful and emotionally loaded solo guitar, catchy melodies, brutal vocals and relaxing Black Hill and Musicformessier-like intermezzos supported by an impeccable rhythm section.
Trecka proves that you can be a writer, journalist, music critic, and musician at the same time without faltering with your music.
To Shoot Another Day has proven to be another crowning achievement for Rosalie Cunningham. There’s a lot of surprises in store to see what she’s been doing behind closed doors. And we got to experience it, top to bottom.
