HAIDUK - Plagueswept

HAIDUK - Plagueswept

Written by Branimir Lokner
Friday, 07 May 2010

HAIDUK " Plagueswept "
( Self - released ) 2010.
CD
Death metal - CANADA

Haiduk is a newly-created solo project Of Luka Miloica. He started out in 2009, and during the January 2010, he has released a self-produced Demo album, entitled " Plagueswept". With 8 tracks and 30 minutes of music, Haiduc deliver a specific vision of atmospheric and raw death metal. An interesting arrangments circulate around present songs. Some of tracks has expandier instrumental lines, some are little more vocally orientired. Haiduk has also offered in some parts of his Demo something of doomy views, and black metal ambiental traces are present too. Even that black metal as a genre isn't his main oriantation, many symbolical associations exsists in his songs. I would mention a 3rd track - " Dark Forces Path" as a song with many structural complexivities, and on the other hand, in my opinion this is also a representative part from " Plagueswept " issue. " Plagueswept" is in the process of promotional activities, and hope that presentation of Haiduk's works will come in right hands and ears.

Rating : 7 / 10
C / o : www.haiduk.ca

ROBBIE DUCEY BAND - Judgment Day

ROBBIE DUCEY BAND - Judgment Day

Written by Branimir Lokner
Friday, 07 May 2010

ROBBIE DUCEY BAND " Judgment Day "
( River City Records ) 2010.
CD
Blues/rock/boogie - USA

Out of Augusta Georgia comes a trio, lead by guitarist and author Robbie Ducey. Robbie and his mates from band - Mark Jones - bassist and vocalist, and drummer Jim Bender are well-experienced musician and performers, and they follows up a so-call tradition of 70's succesfull trios. Basically, band combines elements of blues/rock and boogie with soul and funk touches, fullfield with southern emotionals. Robbie is a composer of band's songs, but one evidental 70's psychology, and what is more important realization, circulate around its performing offering. As a certain performers, its music posses clear rhythmization, where playing energy defines wantings and capabilities. Some comparabilities leads to Stevie Ray Vaughn, and I would mention also to the one of Robbie's influental person - Robin Trower. But, a group with more or less efforts finds own way to introduce its attitudes. " Jugment Day" comphrises a well-produced materials, probably better accaptable in concert forms.

Rating : 7, 5 / 10
C / o : www.robbieducey.com
www.myspace.com/robbieduceyband

HALF PAST FOUR - Rabbit In The Vestibule

HALF PAST FOUR - Rabbit In The Vestibule

Written by Branimir Lokner
Thursday, 15 April 2010

HALF PAST FOUR " Rabbit In The Vestibule "
( Self - released ) 2008.
CD - CANADA
Progressive / art rock

Out of Toronto, Canada comes very interesting and newer progressive act - Half Past Four. They started out in 2005 year, and from the early beging introduced themselves as a serious and promising band. " Rabbit In The Vestibule" is group's first full-length, released during the 2008 year.
A Canadians has received mainly positive reactions from its work, and undoubtly they deserved recomandations for its musical views and concept. Half Past Four combines elements of progressive and art rock, and its offering has its roots in 70's and 80's period. Some comparabilities could lead to King Crimson and Jethro Tull heritages, but I would add that some similiarities, even that band didn' t mention in press material leads to 2 also Canadian acts, as a Rush and Saga. But generally, Half Past Four has offered unique visions and ideas. Their lyrical presentations posses authenticity with portions of humor.A performing dimension also deserves respect, where a best part belong to arrangments threathenings.
A songs posses complexivities, but generally its materials are listenable and acceptable for wider audience, judging normally by so call progressive standards. " Rabbit In The Vestibule" introduce Canadians in best possivble way, and in my opinion their future in the progressive field is certain.

Rating : 8, 5 / 10
C / o : www.halfpastfour.com
www.myspace.com/halfpast4

IanaSonic - Controversy

IanaSonic - Controversy

Written by Branimir Lokner
Saturday, 10 April 2010

IanaSonic " Controversy "
( Self - released ) 2009.
CD - PORTUGAL
Power pop/rock/electronic/experimental

IanaSonic are Portugese group, active on national underground scene for 2 years .In its line-up they have a female-fronted singer Diana Freire, and she is also a songwriter.Other important member is Joao Julio, who is a key author. A group has recorded a debut issue during the March 2009 year, entitled " Controversy". Portugese band has showed own vision and musical views, and we can find a 10 interesting tracks on its album. A band tries to combine melodicity and pop approach with other elements as a rock/electronic/progressive/ambiental, and many other things in-beetween as well.
Their sound is complexive, arrangments are expandier, and songs has a different levels from case to case.But, similiar messages passed through complete materials, and more or less a songs posses similiar valuabilities too. " Controversy" as a album has showed band's authors complexivities, and complete materials deserves attention.

Rating : 7,5 / 10
C / o : www.myspace.com/ianasonic

Dusty Bones Band - Dusty Bones Band

Dusty Bones Band - Dusty Bones Band

Written by Branimir Lokner
Saturday, 10 April 2010

DUSTY BONES BAND " Dusty Bones Band " ( Self - released ) 2010.
CD - USA
Rock/blues/r&b/boogie

Out Of Pensacola, FL comes a trio named Dusty Bones Band. A members from band are long period in the saddle, and alll of them are well-experienced performers. Each musician from group had a long history behind, also pretty respectable. During the first period of this 2010 year, a group has released a "S/t album, with 12 tracks in. Dusty Bones Band in best possible way communicate with rock, blues boogie and other connective musical elements. Its sound also has something taken from southern psychology, but mentioned experience shows that all parts of performing process funkcionizes as well. A group has delivered a fine materials, maybe better acceptable in "live" options, but each of present songs are also pretty listenable. Finally, a group did a good job, and their s/t album is recomandable product.

Rating : 8,5 / 10
C / o : pdtaj1@bellsouth.net

CAPITAL SONS - Dirty Neon

CAPITAL SONS - Dirty Neon

Written by Branimir Lokner
Saturday, 27 March 2010

CAPITAL SONS " Dirty Neon "
( Self - released ) 2009.
CD - USA
Rock/alter rock/americana/grunge

Capital Sons are Minneapolis quartet, led by key person, vocalist and guitarist - Karl Obermayer. " Dirty Neon" is their actuelle offering, and that's a second effort, during the 2005 year, a group has also released a self-titled EP.
" Dirty Neon" album introduce them as a mature and well-trained act, with clear perception of own capabilities. Its songs has emotional approach, clear attitude, and same concept. But, 90's influences and also 80's includings, are more than evident in its music.Some comparabilities leads to Pearl Jam, as a one of main influental act, and generally grunge and americana traces are present in its songs. On the other hand, " Dirty Neon" is seriously threathed album, where strong melodicity characterize practically each song separately. All of 7 tracks are precisely arranged, and I would add that production also communicate with standards of our time. A fourth song - " High - Heeled Boots", could be a favourable one to my taste.
Capital Sons in its own way " recapitulate" 90's period, but band has offered own interesting, and also enough convinceble concept.

Rating : 7,5 / 10
C / o : www.capitalsons.com
www.myspace.com/capitalsons

MOGEL - 1978 - 83

MOGEL - 1978 - 83

Written by Branimir Lokner
Monday, 08 March 2010

MOGEL " 1978 - 83 "
( Massproduktion ) 2009.
CD
Post punk - SWEDEN

Another more than interesting product have important place in "Massproduktion" label catalogue. This is a compilation album of all-female post punk band Mogel. A girls from capitol Stockholm, started out its carreare in first days of punk era in late 70's. It was interesting that in those times practically only 2 tipical post punk female groups occupied European scene - The Slits and The Raincoast. Stockholm girls were national pride and joy, and during the carreare, a mentioned ladies toured around Belgium, France and Czechoslovakia too. They played more than 700 gigs, recorded one album, 6 songs MP and 2 songs released on cassete. Complete materials from past era are here on 1 CD, with additional colourful booklet and penned by historical details of band's carreare. Mogel's sound was tipical 70's post punk with lotta' hipnotical and monotonous parts, raw playings and distant messages.Some comparabilities leads to mentioned Slits group, but Mogel's approach also had something unique. Some of songs also had in those times recognizable disonant melodical trace, but other new wave tendencies are present too.There's no doubt that one part of national post punk history has received an important recapitualation, so if you're interested what was happened in Sweden's 70's era, don' t hesitate to buy this album.

Rating : 7, 5 / 10
C / o : www.massproduktion.com