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Eerstvolgende stand
Saturday 01 July 2023
Lifesigns concert, Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer
Nieuws
MEDEDELING !!
Door de Brexit komen titels die uit de UK afkomstig zijn nog altijd
met vertraging binnen. Soms valt het mee en duurt het slechts 2-3
weken, maar het komt helaas ook voor dat we 4 weken of meer moeten
wachten. We doen ons best om alles zo goed en snel mogelijk te
regelen, maar het blijft lastig...
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Productdetails |
| Artiest | Birth |
| Titel | Born |
| Medium | CD |
| 2e HANDS | Nee |
| Genre | Psychedelic / Progressive |
| Omschrijving | Birth evolved from Astra, whose two albums for
Rise Above Records - 2009’s ‘The Weirding’ and
2012’s ‘The Black Chord’ - had already reinvented
classic sonic textures and mind-melds in lucid and
intoxicating style. Conor Reilly and Brian Ellis
nonetheless found themselves seeking out new life
and new civilisations. Initially this led to a
collaboration with Psicomagia’s Trevor Mast and
Paul Marrone, although later Marrone (while he
does play on ‘Born’) was replaced by Thomas
DiBenedetto (of Sacri Monte, Joy and Monarch) as
sparks began to fly in earnest. The result has
been a debut which combines a questing spirit with
a dystopian take on the here and now. Musically,
whilst traces can be discerned of the dark and
magisterial King Crimson of ‘Red’ herein, as well
as the yearning cadences of early Yes and the
delirious contortions of Van Der Graaf Generator,
a whole host of influences made their presence
felt in these mournful cadences, joyful solo
passages and kinetic freakouts, from ‘70s
mainstays like Aphrodites Child, Premiata Formeria
Marconi and Area to the primitive folk of Robbie
Basho and the symphonic soundtrack work of Osanna.
Yet far from the trappings of retro chic and
fashion-aligned classicism, these five celestial
serenades stake their claim in a different
headspace to most other exponents of the form.
Certainly, it’s true that many of the audial
shapes manifesting themselves here - the
exploratory jazz-rock diversions, Mellotron and
Hammond-abetted textures and the rich melancholia
of the song-writing - may recall moments from
progressive rock’s past and the listener may be
forgiven for losing themselves in a gatefold-
sleeved reverie. Nonetheless, this is a band which
was thrown into life via the constrictions and
temporal shifts of a global pandemic, as well as
one which has largely set about chronicling a
reality in which the surrounding world appears to
be hurrying its own demise. Alchemical forces have
done their considerable work with ‘Born’, in
creating an uplifting album for the ages, 42
minutes in which past, present and future are
blurred; an album haunted by earthly concerns even
whilst its sonics aim for the stars. |
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| Prijs | €16,00 |
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