A galloping guitar sound struggles against a plethora of drum ideas, and everything dissolves to chaos, creating a humid and overgrown weed waste, with tendrils of guitar curling through. The bass tries to follow the drums, the guitar climbs vine-like from the mess, the drums change from beat to beat, then back again. Just after the three minute mark a delicate little section flickers and vanishes, then a more serious guitar statement climbs on a bass pattern, firmly established by the 5 minute mark.
The guitar continues to create prog rock melodies, resting on a steady, long beat, then the bass takes a pass at variations, the guitar takes back off, and things get dramatic at the 7 minute point. The bass meanders, a synth swells, the guitar wanders around, the beat holds it together, then the bass goes into a diminished scale. Things climb to a higher level, and snap back to ground. The bass tries a simple note pattern, the drums play around the simplicity easily. At 10 minutes the bass goes off the reservation and everything dissolves into individuality. Feedback guitar wails and climbs a few chords, a mechanical world emerges. Things simplify a bit, the bass throws in staccato notes, the drums tap, and a feeling of weariness settles in. Strange beauty comes in and out, the drums stop, and a final burst of treated guitar flows with harmonics.
lyrics
A galloping guitar sound struggles against a plethora of drum ideas, and everything dissolves to chaos, creating a humid and overgrown weed waste, with tendrils of guitar curling through. The bass tries to follow the drums, the guitar climbs vine-like from the mess, the drums change from beat to beat, then back again. Just after the three minute mark a delicate little section flickers and vanishes, then a more serious guitar statement climbs on a bass pattern, firmly established by the 5 minute mark.
The guitar continues to create prog rock melodies, resting on a steady, long beat, then the bass takes a pass at variations, the guitar takes back off, and things get dramatic at the 7 minute point. The bass meanders, a synth swells, the guitar wanders around, the beat holds it together, then the bass goes into a diminished scale. Things climb to a higher level, and snap back to ground. The bass tries a simple note pattern, the drums play around the simplicity easily. At 10 minutes the bass goes off the reservation and everything dissolves into individuality. Feedback guitar wails and climbs a few chords, a mechanical world emerges. Things simplify a bit, the bass throws in staccato notes, the drums tap, and a feeling of weariness settles in. Strange beauty comes in and out, the drums stop, and a final burst of treated guitar flows with harmonics.
credits
from Apopophrenia,
released October 13, 2015
Drums - Thomas Sleet
Guitar - Alex Mutrux
Guitar - William Morris
Bass, synth - Tony Patti
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