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Colin Hinton: Glassbath
ByAs anticipated, "Wasteland" opens with an eerie theme, due to Pleninger's introspective sax parts and Hinton's ringing hits on the cymbal bells, intimating an ominous soundscape that transitions into the peripheries of thought and reason. Yet on "Cobalt-60," the musicians gel to a bouncy pulse in concert with the saxophonist's extended note motifs, conjured with short-lived melody lines. However, Gavitt's reverb-laden lines and crunchy rock-guitar riffs on "The Great Heathen Army" are circled with asymmetrical rhythms and bizarre sound-sculpting treatments.
Other hard-driving tracks seemingly mimic social-upheaval occurrences; whereas the gloomily titled "We Are Already Dead" is outlined on a anthemic plot with the guitarist's harrowing effects and knocked into submission by Hinton's barraging attack. In sum, the ensemble's hell-raising mode of operations performed at various tempos convey a stimulating blitzkrieg on one's neural network. It's a strong showing for group that projects a great deal of promise, although many of these works lack primary themes that you can sink your mind into. Yet the quartet's irrefutable creative sparks loom as a stimulating factor.
Track Listing
Welcome; Röntgen Smile; Droplets; Felines; Wasteland; Last Refuge; Cobalt-60; Partial Eclipse; Static Indifference; The Great Heathen Army; We Are Already Dead; Goodbye (Welcome Reprise); Scorched Earth and Empty Playgrounds; Redemption Through Recovery.
Personnel
Colin Hinton
drumsPeyton Pleninger: tenor saxophone; Edward Gavitt: guitar; Nick Dunston: electric bass; Colin Hinton: drums.
Album information
Title: Glassbath | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Snake and Cornelia
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