ROSS SERMONS - King's Pool Room

ROSS SERMONS - King's Pool Room

Written by Branimir Lokner

Saturday, 22 October 2011

ROSS SERMONS

" King's Pool Room "

( Self - released ) 2011.

CD

Acoustic blues - USA

One of the undoubtly thrilling and interesting album whose oriantition touches acoustic blues fields, coming out from the kitchen of guitarist and singer Ross Sermons. Born in North Carolina in the 60's, during the forthcoming period of existence, he was inspired by the blues roots legacy of the 1920's and 30's period of previous century. But, he was also a musician with longest experience behind, and his carreare deserve respectation too. He has released and recorded materials for " King's Pool Room" album during the January, this 2011 year. We can find here and there 11 tracks, recorded practically " alive" in the studio, with minimal following instrumental additionals.

Ross performs mainly, but not only, well-known blues standards or classics, with specific acoustic feelings and emotionals.A pleasent atmosphere, as same as distant playings, dominates through all present songs. Ross has also reflected as a player and singer one optimistic feel, and productionally he also did a fine job. Recomandable tracks from album could be his instrumental " game " Redbelly Shuffle" , and " You Gotta Move"...

Rating : 8, 5 / 10

C / o : www.rosssemons.com

SENCELLED - Sencelled

SENCELLED - Sencelled

Written by Branimir Lokner

Monday, 17 October 2011

SENCELLED

" Sencelled "

(Rocket Songs/Sound Polution) 2011.

CD - SWEDEN

Melodic rock/AOR/power pop

Sencelled are a newer Swedish four-piece act, from a suburb north of capitlol Stockholm. Their freshly released a " S / t" album, is another pretty interesting and promising album from one Swedish group whose musical orientations touches elements of melodic rock and AOR tendencies.

There are a 10 tracks from album, and complete materials were written and arranged by band members and producer Ricky B. Delin.

Sencelled are pretty melodic group, and all of present songs are absolutelly listenable and acceptable for radio usings. Something taken from the 80's period can be recognized in its sound, from atmosphere, to the one unclassical energy, produced by all band members.

In some aspects they reminds me on USA 80's act - Riggs, partly popular in brief mentioned period, but Sencelled offers many convinceble fine moments in general. They reflects all the best from mentioned genres variants as a melodic rock, AOR, power pop in its musical views, and finally, their debut is more than promising product.

Rating : 8, 5 / 10

C / o : www.sencelled.se

HASTER - Searching

HASTER - Searching

Written by Branimir Lokner

Tuesday, 04 October 2011

HASTER

" Searching "

( Self - released ) 2011.

EP CD - USA

Metal/metalcore/rock

Haster are relatively newer act, founded in April 2010 year. During the brief period a group started to write a materials, and they discographically debuted in May this 2011 year, with EP , entitled " Searching". A guys from Orange County, CA, are on theritory of metal / metalcore and rock tendencies, influental by the 90's period as well. Their songs posses agressivity, but in the same time melodicity is also present here and there. A production is modern, and it's important to say, that other technical elements funkcionizes according to plans. In some aspects they know to reminds on groups as a specially Deftones, Korn, less on Alice In Chains, and I have to add one more time, that 90's period is absolutelly inspirative era for band mates. A songs are certain, manniristically well done, and that's evident that USA act did a lotta' efforts, that all things satisfies in general. A 6th track, a slower one - " Take Me" could be a recomandable song for repeatable listenings....

Rating : 7 / 10

C / o : www.haster.com

DAN LAMBERT - The Double Drum Trio

DAN LAMBERT - The Double Drum Trio

Written by Branimir Lokner

Tuesday, 04 October 2011

DAN LAMBERT

" The Double Drum Trio "

( Coordinate Records ) 2010.

CD - USA

Fusion/instrumental/various genres

Dan Lambert is El Paso based guitarist/composer and musician with respectable carreare behind. His grandfather was born south of Belgrade, and he has also some Serbian and Balcan roots. " The Double Drum Trio" is his latest product, released during the December, previous 2010 year. A complete album material, Dan has recorded with two percussionists - Ricardo Amaya and Eric Hickerson.

On 12 instrumental tracks, Dan has offered his views, based on fusion varinats, middle-eastern influental music, Indian raga, as same as american folk and jazz. A present themes are very listenable, and complete album posses a special intuitive and pleasent atmosphere.

Dan has also connected a several musical periods, from mid 60's and flower-power variants to nowadays " urban" uptempo rhythmizations.

He also plays a middle eatern instruments as a : sarod, oud, ruan, so present arrangments are full of specific flavours. Some reviewers will maybe find similiarities with McLaughlin-Shakti music legacies, but Dan has offered something " expandier" and quite different.

I will repeat that really fine and pleasent atmosphere dominates through complete offering themes, and there's no doubt that Dan did a fine job. Absolutelly recomandable....

Rating : 8, 5 / 10

C / o : www.danlambertguitar.com

TOM BEIER - Atomic Hypnosis

TOM BEIER - Atomic Hypnosis

Written by Branimir Lokner

Saturday, 01 October 2011

TOM BEIER

" Atomic Hypnosis "

( Beier Rhythms ) 2011.

CD - USA

Rock/melodic rock/progressive/power pop

Tom Beier is Boston, MA artist, sonngwriter, multi instrumentalist, arranger, producer, and musician with longest carreare behind.His works are also featured on records, televisions, as same as campaigns worldwide. " Atomic Hypnosis" is his actuelle product from June, this 2011 year, and this is a CD with 10 tracks in. Tom has offered a really interesting amalgam of variious approaches.Basically, he mainly communicate with rock as a leading genre, but in his songs are also evident elements of power pop, electronic, as same as hidden progressive tendencies as well.

Melodicity is also important part of his views, and all of present songs were done in serious, but pleasent and enjouable arrangments mood.

Tom is also influental by the 80's and less 90's period, but productionally his works touches a modern standardizations as well. Most of his songs posses a radio friendly usings, and I would recomand 8th track " You Shine Bright On Me" for repeatable listenings...

Rating : 7 / 10

C / o : www.tombeier.com

THE TED VAUGHN BLUES BAND - The Ted Vaughn Blues Band

THE TED VAUGHN BLUES BAND - The Ted Vaughn Blues Band

Written by Branimir Lokner

Monday, 26 September 2011

THE TED VAUGHN BLUES BAND

" The Ted Vaughn Blues Band "

( Harbinger Northwest Records ) 2011.

CD

Blues/revival - USA

The Ted Vaughn Blues Band are consists of well-experienced musicians, with respectable performing qualities. Frontman, vocalist and harpist, Ted Vaughn coming out from Salem, OR, and he is during the years also recognized as a certain performer and musician, in his area. He has also offered before actuelle one, a 2 solo products - " Born To The Blues " ( 2008 ), and " Uncertain, Texas" ( 2010 ).

The actuelle Ted Vaughn Blues Band " S / t" album are consists of 10 tracks in, 3 of them are penned by Ted himself, others are covers.

Musically, Ted with his compagnions are on therithory of blues/rhythm and blues/rock and roll//rockabilly, influental by the 70's and 80's blues movements as well. A strong energy is a key weapon of group, where also other eelements funkcionizes according to plans.

Melodicity, rhythmization, and generally one positive and optimistic atmosphere dominates through complete album materials.

All of present songs are absolutelly acceptable for concerts performings, and mentioned materials are listenable too. Fine product, and enjouable CD for worldwide blues followers...

Rating : 8, 5 / 10

C / o : www.tedvaughnbluesband.com

NEVEREVEN - The Progress Of Disaster

NEVEREVEN - The Progress Of Disaster

Written by Branimir Lokner

Monday, 19 September 2011

NEVEREVEN

" The Progress Of Disaster "

( Self - released ) 2011.

CD - USA

Melodic hard rock/progressive metal

Nevereven are Brooklyn, New York City based band, formed back in 2002. They work as a quartet, and activities of actuelle line-up continiously dated from 2004 year. " The Progress Of Disaster" is their actuelle album, where we can find 5 longest tracks in.

Author of complete materials is guitarist/singer Gary Pickard, and Nevereven has introduced themselves as a serious melodic hard rock/rock act, whose songs also touches elements of progressive metal and rock tendencies as well. Some influences in its views coming out from the 80's period, and I would mention a band MAGNUM, as a important influental act, but more or less, Nevereven has offered own visions and present songs posses quite enough original elements. A songs also posses emotional look and approach, and I would say that " softier" productional work also characterize complete album in general. In many aspects judging by evidental present atmosphere in its tunes, they knows to remind on groups from the 80's era, not only on mentioned Magnum, but Nevereven captures a standards of our time too. " The Progress Of Disaster" is pretty listenable album, without a weacker moments....

Rating : 7 / 10

C / o : www.neverevenmusic.com