WD-41 + 2 - Temi Per Cinema

WD-41 + 2 - Temi Per Cinema

Written by Branimir Lokner

Monday, 16 March 2011

WD-41 + 2

" Temi Per Cinema "

( Self - released ) 2010.

CD - USA

Ambiental/free jazz/crossover

WD-41 are consists practically of two persons, a key member Willie Oteri who is responsible for guitar playings and loops additionals, and trumpeter Dave Laczko.They were joined by Dino J.A. Deane - lap steel dulcimer, beat jockey, and Scott Amenoola - drums and percussion, so in quartet formation they have recorded a 10 tracks album entitled " Temi Per Cinema". As a well-experienced musician, Otteri with his colaborators and assistents has offered an unusual travelling to the spheres of ambiental and free jazz fields. A present themes are also full of free style forms, with lotta' improvisating parts , and pulsating soundscapes elements as well. In some aspects, " Teri Per Cinema, knows to remind on earliest Tangerine Dream albums, as a specially " Alpha Centauri:, but more jazzy details, lead to some other place. A part of materials is absolutely unlistenable for avarage music follower ear, but it's also clear that Oteri and his colegues did a lotta' efforts in complexive arrangments threathenings, and general final realizations. I didn' t mention a psychedelic approach in its music, whose presentention is also evident, maybe little more in psychological than performing form.

Rating : 7 / 10

C / o : www.myspace.com/wd41music

CINDER ROAD - Damage Control

CINDER ROAD - Damage Control

Written by Branimir Lokner

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

CINDER ROAD

" Damage Control"

( Self - released ) 2010.

CD

Rock /melodic rock - USA

Cinder Road are Maryland based rockers, frionted by leading person, songwriter and singer - Mike Ruocco. They discographically debuted in 2007 year wih " Superhuman" album, and mentioned CD has received a pretty fine compliments. In those times, a group has a major label behind them - " Columbia Records", and all the things seemed certain for USA act.. After a three years of constant touring and with more maturities, a band has offered a new album, entitled " Damage Control". There are 13 present songs, done in rock / melodic rock moods, with some faster up tunes, some half-ballads,some country flavoured songs, bluesy harmonizations, repeatable choruses and pleasent atmosphere as well. Most of the songs has a potentialy radio friendly usings , and it's also evident that members of band knows how to put right thing in right place. Nothing specially new, but Cinder Road as a band satisfies in general, and their albun coukd be a recomandable product for newer and older rock followers...

Rating : 7 , 5 / 10

C / o : www.cinderroadmusic.com

www.myspace.com/cinderroadmusic

KATERGON - Endless Life

KATERGON - Endless Life

Written by Branimir Lokner

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

KATERGON

" Endless Life "

( Dirty & Weird Music ) 2010.

EP CD - SWITZERLAND

Post metal/doom/psychedelic

Katergon are quartet from Biel, Switzerland, and also a newer act. They started out in 2007 year, and during the previous 2010, they have released an EP with 2 songs in, entitled " Endless Life". A duration of EP is 17 minutes and 34 seconds, and Swiss guys has introduced themselves as act whose orientation mixes elements of post metal, doom, and psychedelic variants as well. A both songs - " I' m The Sea" and " Endless life" posses a hard , deep atmosphere, with monotonous parts, organized arrangments includings, and relative simple, but distant playing. A production is so call modern and satisfies in general. It is an interesting product of Swiss band, specially acceptable for post metal maniacs....

Rating : 7 / 10

C / o : www.katergon.net

www.myspace.com/katergon

www.dirtyandweird.com

e-mail : christian@dirtyandweird.com

RED ELECTRICK - Vine Lady

RED ELECTRICK - Vine Lady

Written by Branimir Lokner

Thursday, 03 March 2011

RED ELECTRICK

" Vine Lady "

( Jagged House ) 2010.

CD - MALTA

Indie rock/alter rock/pop

Red Electrick are newer band, formed back a 3 years ago. They are locate in Malta, and during the previous 2010 year they have released an album, entitled " Vine Lady" for " Jagged House". There's no doubt that fellows from Malta has offered a quite interesting portion of music. " Vine Lady" are consists of 12 mainly equalizing and melodic tracks, done in indie pop / rock mood. A band is musically also influental by the 80's new wave movement, maybe more psychologically, and its songs posses something of mentioned pastiche.We can also find here and there some ska elements, as same as evident power pop and 70's glam rock traces as well. Most of the songs are listenable, and acceptable for radio usings. A group offers a fresh sound, good vibrations and distant playings. " Vine Lady" is recomandable product , and nothing less a modern album too....

Rating : 8 , 5 / 10

C / o : www.myspace.com/redelectrick

www.jaggedhouse.com

PAIDARION - Haurus Silta

PAIDARION - Haurus Silta

Written by Branimir Lokner

Monday, 28 February 2011

PAIDARION

" Haurus Silta "

( Saecrest ) 2009.

CD - FINLAND

Progressive/crossover

Paidarion are Finnish band formed in 2006 year. They discographically debuted with " Haurus Silta" CD in 2009 year. Paidarion are serious, complexive and also band with original authors views as same as with certain performing realizations. Basically they are deeply in progressive fields, but its sound is influental by the gospel includings, and with some other crossing details, as a medieval, and 70's ambiental approaches as well.

They have offered a 12 tracks on CD, some of songs posses also a jazzy mood, and most of tunes are done in slower mid, rarely mid-up tempo.

A band sung in Finnish language, and I would especially mention a beautiful voice of female singer Kristina Johnson...Other technical details deserves recomandation,a production is quite modern, and its evident that band did a lotta efforts that all things funkciuonizes as well.

A group oftenly use flute as a leading instrument in present songs, and mentioned detail certainly create a final look of arrangments approaches.

A 9th song " Tuulensuoja" in my opinion is favourable one, even that band had offered mainly equalizing materials....

Rating : 7 , 5 / 10

C / o : www.paidarion.com

www.myspace.com/paidarion

LARS BYGDEN - Family Feelings

LARS BYGDEN - Family Feelings

Written by Branimir Lokner

Sunday, 27 February 2011

LARS BYGDEN

" Family Feelings "

( Massproduktion ) 2009.

CD - SWEDEN

Indie pop/alter rock

Lars Bygden is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is 38 years old, and " Family Feelings" still actuelle album, is his second solo effort.

As a rumours and informations confirms, a mentioned album has received a mainly positive reactions, nationally and abroad.

In some way we can treat a " Family Feelings" as a conceptual album, deeply insightful and emotional, where feelings and self-expressions dominates through complete album materials.A darker atmosphere characterize most of the songs from album, and unusual but sugestive vocalizations creates a complete atmosphere. We can find in Lars songs something from late Tom Waits or Nick Cave lagacies, but only in fragments, most of songs posses an original views, and that's evident and clear. " Family Feelings" is also album where complete technical details and additionals funkcionizes in best possible manner. A fine album, also pretty hard to acceptable, but worth listener's attention.

Rating : 8 / 10

C / o : www.massproduktion.com

www.larsbygden.com

www.myspace.com/larsbygden

THE SILENT TREATMENT - Passion In Progress

THE SILENT TREATMENT - Passion In Progress

Written by Branimir Lokner

Sunday, 27 February 2011

THE SILENT TREATMENT

" Passion In Progress "

( Eschelon Records ) 2009.

EP CD - USA

Power pop/melodic rock

The Silent Threatment are Southern Californian quartet, active some period. Firstly, they have released an album, entitled " Sinful Acts Of Audio" ( 2008. ) and received a pretty respectable recognitions and critics. " Passion In Progress" is their second edition from 2009 year, and this is an EP with 4 tracks in : "Backseat Woman " , " Valentine", " Hush", and " So Naughty". With their absolutely fresh and convinceble sound, a group deliver a portion of power pop and melodic rock elements, fulfield with some retro 70's and 80's touches as well. Honestly, they knows to remind especially on USA power pop acts from mentioned era, but also accepts a psychology of our time. All of present 4 tracks posses radio friendly usings, distant melodicity and fine choruses. If you are fan of power pop and melodic rock tendencies, with some retro associations, don' t hesitate to taste the band....

Rating : 8 / 10

C / o : www.myspace.com/thesilenttreatment

www.thesilenttreatment.net