"Sunflower" (7:52) eight minutes of playing around with the acoustics of a hammered dulcimer (and a couple ofīells). The final 90 seconds is theīest part of an otherwise disposable, sub-par song.
Minute, it is slightly dragged down by the continuation of the vocal chorus from before.
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When the music does finally reach full scale at the end of the sixth
Too long, the middle "bridge" too drawn out. "Sleepytime" (10:16) Another delicate attempt at Elfman-ish creep and sinister, the beginning section is simply This song is best described as an exercise in disharmony and disciplined turn-taking.Ĩ. The staccato Crimsonian interplay between the instrumentsĪlso fails to engage me. "decorated" industrial noise-does not work for me. "The Stain" (6:46) The descending chromatic scale used for this vocal-over a "musical" palette of very sparsely Unfortunately, it does drag on a little bit too long in several places. Love that they didn't have to use death metal growls to convey it (other than in the one-word choruses). I think they've out angulated Fripp and the Crim as well as Danny Elfman and his Tim Burton soundtracks! And I But, man! are these guys talented musicians! (and creative song-crafters.) "Powerless" (9:30) with an opening that sounds like a microphone was left on in a piano stringing factory, we are "The Miniature" (0:59) chamber music! Gorgeous! I'd like to hear more of this side of the band's talents onĦ. Which they shift to an odd time signature. Luckily, there is the passage in the fourth minute in In the categorical range of "normal" for emotive metal bands.
"1997" (4:48) almost "straightforward" death metal! Not their strong suit this kind of music places the band back Weird but genius for creating a mood-andĪmazingly performed-especially by vocalist Carla Kihlstedt. Least until the three minute mark when the Stygian chorus "chimes" in. "Ablutions" (6:05) this more delicate ("fragile" might be the better word) is otherworldly eerie like a YUGEN or -at LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT or BRUFORD-LEVIN UPPER EXTREMITIES. Instrumental reminds me of PRESENT or UNIVERS ZERO while full-on ramped up belly of the song reminds me of "Ambugaton" (5:38) the amount of tension one can exude with simple, spacious chromaticism. "Sleep is Wrong" (6:35) a song whose music reflects the adolescent petulance of its title perfectly. Progressive rock, one can only scratch one's head at the genius, lunacy, and chaos that must be on exhibitionĭuring this band's brainstorming and practice sessions.ġ. Producing some of the funnest, funniest, darkest, scariest, quirkiest, most unusual, and complex music in modern Any adventurious listeners should give it a spin at least. If you mind some Metal or high-pitched female vocs check it out first. People who like both Metal and RIO/Avant-garde music will love it immediately.
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The band's final album as 2007's In Glorious Times and broke up in 2011 after three final concerts in San Francisco with Carla & Matthias moving to the east coast & forming Rabbit Rabbit.įour fifths of the band re-emerged in 2016 under the name of FREE SALAMANDER EXHIBIT, a worthy successor to SGM. All musicians are very artistic on their instruments, the male voice is quite growling but still pleasant and Carlas voice is very reminiscent of BJVRK. Sometimes it reminds to SEPULTURA, sometimes to ISILDURS BANE or late KING CRIMSON. The music can be very heavy at times but as well very atmospheric with plenty of different layers of all sorts of instruments also classical ones like violin and piano. The members are Nils Frykdahl (guitars,voice), Dan Rathbun (bass), Moe! Staiano (percussion), Carla Kihlstedt (violin, voice) and David Shamrock (drums, piano) who has been replaced on their second album by Frank Grau.Īlthough being almost unclassifiable their style could be roughly described as a Metal/RIO hybrid. This very unique band using some home-made instruments known from avantgarde music is existing since 1999 and became quite famous on the westcoast for their impressive dadaistic live shows. Founded in Oakland, California, USA in 1999 - Disbanded in 2011
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