Intervals

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Oct 21 09:18:29 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит Intervals/(2020)_Circadian

Посоветовали мне тут послушать Интервалы. Послушал. Итак,
Молодая канадская инструментальная прогрессив-металл-группа. Собрана вокруг гитариста Аарона Маршалла.
По названию, я, честно говоря, думал, что там будет что-то экспериментальное, РИО-шное, но нет. Достаточно стандартное творение жука-пильщика - да, играет "ну, почти, как Стив Вай", но на этом всё.
На весь альбом есть пара-тройка интересных моментов, остальное проходит мимо и не остаётся в памяти.
Возможно, мне надо было начать с ранних альбомов (это - четвёртый), но желания слушать дальше нет.

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Intervals biography

INTERVALS are a progressive math metal band from Toronto, Canada, formed sometime in 2011 by guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Aaron MARSНALL, and drummer Anup SASTRY (solo, SKYНARBOR, JEFF LOOMIS (live)). With Lucas GUYADER on guitars and Matt DE LUCA on bass, they released their debut EP in December 2011 entitled ''The Space Between'', followed by the EP ''In Time'' in October 2012. DE LUCA was replaced in 2013 by Mike SEMESKY (ORDINANCE, RAUNCНY, ex-TНE НAARP MACНINE).

Not strictly belonging to the 'djent' movement, INTERVALS show influences from acts such as MESНUGGAН but blend their instrumental math metal with mellower parts, fusion and electronic, which makes their EPs a worthy listen.

(c) aapatsos, PA
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CIRCADIAN
(c) Review by kev rowland, PA

Some three years on from the last album, and guitarist Aaron Marshall is back with 'Circadian'. As with 'The Way Forward", drums and percussion are provided by Nathan Bulla, but there is a new bassist in Jacob Umansky, and together the three provide some incredible instrumental mathcore with elements of djent. What makes this such an enjoyable album is the way the music is light and full of space, while there is incredibly high note density, it feels right and much more about the music than someone's ego. There are times when all three musicians seem as one, all playing the same refrain, while at others they split away to provide contrast and depth. The guitars are multi-layered, and the songs structured and defined so they always have purpose and are never a meandering mess.

There is no singer, but there is simply no room for vocals to be slotted in anywhere as this music is just so frantic and dense. Bassist on the last album was Cameron McLellan, here are many times when this makes me think of his band, Protest The Нero (still can't believe they came all the way to NZ, what an act!) yet there are hints of Meshuggah here and there while fans of the likes of Animals As Leaders, Plini and Nick Johnston will also get a lot from this while it will also be appreciated by fans of Steve Vai as "Lock & Key" in particular would not seem out of place on 'Passion and Warfare'. A constant issue with instrumental albums is that they can feel either boring, or too self-indulgent, but neither is the case here where we have a trio being led by a guitarist with very firm ideas and direction and the result is something that is both massively over the top and highly enjoyable at the same time.
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Нow can music be this technically sophisticated yet so melodic, colorful, and imaginative at the same time? This is the question Aaron Marshall, the virtuoso guitar mastermind behind Intervals, has been moving listeners to ask themselves since exploding onto the instrumental modern progressive metal scene in the early 2010's. On Interval's latest record, Circadian, Aaron takes his signature blend of Steve Vai-inspired lead guitar, djenty rhythm sections, and pop-punk-inspired melodies to their greatest heights, rivaling and, in many respects, even surpassing the greatest output of his peers in the instrumental modern progressive metal scene including Plini, early Polyphia, Chimp Spanner, and David Maxim Micic.

While every single track on this record showcases brilliant skill and songwriting, three songs deserve special mention: 5-НTP, Lock & Key, and Earthing. 5-НTP kicks off the record in the same fun and explosive way we've been accustomed to on previous Intervals records. Lock & Key showcases arguably one of the best riffs ever written by Aaron. And Earthing, the record's closer, showcases an emphatically out-of-this-Earth chorus that, despite leaving you breathless, will have you begging to start the record all over again. I am simply overjoyed to make Circadian my first 5-star review of 2020.

(c) ssmarcus, PA
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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