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CD REVIEW:
The Deluge - Inverted Earth
By
Troy
Spiropolous
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Artist: The
Deluge
Album: Inverted Earth
Label: N/A
Website:
www.myspace.com/thedelugemusic
Genre: Classical, New Age, World
Sounds Like: Musica Angelica
Technical Grade: 9/10
Production/Music Grade: 9/10
Commercial value: 6/10
Overall talent: 9/10
Songwriting Skills: 8/10
Performance Skills: 9/10
Best Songs: The Devil's Postpile, Undulations
Strengths: Instrumentation
weaknesses: Vocalization (lack of)
CD REVIEW:
The Deluge are a band based out of San Diego, California, whose disc
"Inverted Earth" could be classified as classical, world, or new
age.
The band is comprised of Matthew O'Rane (strings, brass), Andrew
McKee (gtr, bass, brass), and Grant Jordan (percussion). The cover
of the disc depicts an inverted image of the twin towers shrouded in
black with a tree sprouting through the darkness into the light. The
production is solid (not overly compressed) allowing the warmth of
the instruments to shine through and not crowd each other.
The eight tracks on this disc are exquisitely performed ranging
from four to eight minutes in length showcasing the instrumentation
of this three-piece. The opening track "Vibrations" is the only
track featuring vocals (a spoken word soliloquey that acts as a
complimenting instrument as opposed to a vocal focal point). The
music veers from Baroque to stunningly contemporary adult on tracks
such as "Devil's Postpile" and "Undulations". The band's frequent
use of various time signatures adds an intensity of it's own to
hauntingly beautiful tracks such as "Liquid 7th" and "Waterfalls".
As transcending as this disc is however, it would benefit the
listener to have lyrical passages inserted into some of it's songs.
This would help in differentiating certain tracks from others and
aid in it's commercial sensibilities. With the virtuosity of these
instrumentalists, I have a strong feeling their lyrical content
would be as fluid as their musical. The Deluge are definitely an
act worth discovering on disc as well as live I would imagine,
particularly for lovers of
Baroque and World music. it is a disc I would definitely be
listening to on a regular basis.
Troy Spiropolous
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