Posts Tagged ‘Sea of Tranquility’

Album of the day: Oresund Space Collective – Entering into the Space Country

Posted on Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Sea of Tranquility: The Oresund Space Collective are a very busy band and have come out with yet another release Entering into the Space Country, this one limited to vinyl. They have had no less than four releases thus far in 2011. The band has seen many musicians pass through their doors since the project began in 2004 by founding member Scott Heller, aka Dr. Space (synths). Other mainstays include Mogens (synths) and Tobias Peterson (guitars).

I think the focus on this release is predominantly a guitar sound. Sure the synth lines and effects are there but what defines this record, at least to me, is the guitar and with four or five guitarists playing on each track that should come as no surprise. That said, fans of the band will not be surprised as they know what to expect; excellent space rock that is seemingly dug out from the early ’70s and transformed into something fresh and exciting while still retaining elements of the early space rock pioneers.

Entering into the Space Country consists of three songs, the first being the twenty-two minute epic ‘Born Between Stars’. The guitar chords shimmer as the darker hued synths wind their way through the soundscape and the music starts to build. The band continue on their improvisational journey with the guitars being the focal point creating an immense atmosphere of sound.

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Album of the day: Black Tusk – Set the Dial

Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Sea of Tranquility: Set the Dial by US sludgesters Black Tusk belongs to the category of more uptempo sludge metal releases, where the hardcore punk influences which undeniably are an integral part of sludge metal, are given more prominence than the stoner and doom influences, which are normally ...read more

Album of the day: Isis – Live V

Posted on Friday, September 16th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Sea of Tranquility: Isis is one that harder to categorize bands I’ve reviewed. With every release they evolved and altered their sound. Generally lumped in with post-rock  /post-metal and hardcore metal bands, they do draw from those influences while still adding their own stamp. Live V is ...read more

Album of the day: Øresund Space Collective – Live at Roadburn 2010 (2LP)

Posted on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Sea of Tranquility: Space rock specialists Øresund Space Collective‘s latest release has the band performing at the Roadburn Festival on April 15th, 2010 at the Bat Cave, Tilburg, Holland. For those of you unfamiliar with the European band, they play a brand of freely improvised space  /psychedelic ...read more

Album of the day: Isis – Live IV Selections 2001-2005 & Live V 07.23.06

Posted on Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Sea of Tranquility: Live albums are a curious beast. Some are recording contract fillers, some are overdubbed after the event and not quite live after all, and some provide a challenge for the bands that have employed all kinds of studio trickery to create their art (which ...read more

Album of the day: Zombi – Escape Velocity

Posted on Friday, May 13th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Sea of Tranquility: The years with Relapse have seen Zombi rise from the fog of obscurity by way of touring and side & solo projects — add to that a fan base that continues to swell with every beat and undulation. The ranks consist of film score ...read more

Album of the day: Riotgod – Riotgod

Posted on Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from Sea of Tranquility: Hailing from New Jersey, Riotgod exploded onto the hard rock scene with their 2010 self-titled debut. Taking one look at the lineup, it’s obvious that it’s one of the highlights of Riotgod, especially if you’re a fan of Monster Magnet’s rhythm section of Jim ...read more