Bubblemath

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в May 17 17:55:22 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит Bubblemath/(2002)Such_Fine_Particles_Of_TheUniverse

Ещё одно открытие последних дней - отличная американская прогрессив-рок-группа Баблмат.
Невзирая на своё название, группа играет отличный, настоящий, англо-американский прог. Чтобы было понятно: возьмите Джентл Джайнт, прибавьте чуть-чуть Заппы и разбавьте поздними Кинг Кримсон. Вот такой замечательный компот!
ВНИМАНИЕ: группа выпустила в 2017-м новый альбом! Говорят: просто отличный. ИЩУ!!!
ВЕСЬМА ВЕСЬМА ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!

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(c) Bubblemath biography, PA

Bubblebath formed in Mineapolis, Minnesota in 1995, and found their definitive lineup in 1998. They play an avavt garde mix of prog, pop, and jazz - sometimes catchy and melodic, but always complex and well structured, and always original and refreshing: on their Myspase page they said "Never give the listener a chance to get bored!" Their debut and their only release this far, "Such Fine Particles Of The Universe", came out in 2001 on the Sounds Reasonable label. The album received rave reviews but unfortunately, virtually unknown in the mainstream. New album awaited in 2006!

It sounds dense, complex, and very well performed. Bubblemath are very skilled musicians and they show it without any technical w*nking in their fantastically composed and arranged songs. Their influences vary from classic prog such as GENTLE GIANT and KING CRIMSON to the likes of ECНOLYN and DREAM TНEATER. A must have for any prog fan looking for great modern prog.
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Инджой!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

--- wfido

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Oct 17 18:00:57 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит Bubblemath/(2017)EditPeptide

Второй диск Баблмаса. 16 лет, едит пептид! (Кстати, попробуйте прочитать задом наперёд).
Диск, надо сказать, бескомпромисный. Джент Джайнт нервно курит всторонке. Если первых три вещи выдержите, то дальше оно полегче для восприятия...

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(c) Review by kev rowland, PA

According to the label, Bubblemath are an Eclectic Prog / Avant-Pop / Technical Metal Quintet, while Prog Archives simply call them "eclectic". In my humble opinion, they're both correct, and wrong. When I put this on the player I knew immediately what this style of music was, namely "pronk". Yes boys and girls, at long last we have a band that is determined to keep the name "Cardiacs" alive and kicking. A mere short fifteen years since the debut, the line-up (who got together in 1998) is still the same, they just had a small issues getting this finished. I'm sure they haven't been recording full-time for the last fifteen years, but there are times when the listener wonders how on earth they managed to move from point A to point B in a song, as this is complex, tight, and completely off the wall.

Don't try to work out what time signature a certain piece of a song may be in, or what chord structure they are using, and instead just relish the total insanity and musical chaos of what is going on. They use a (fairly) straightforward musical line-up, just use the instruments in somewhat unusual manners. The quintet is Blake Albinson (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar, keyboards, tenor sax, vocals), Jay Burritt (electric bass, fretless synth bass, fretless electric bass, upright electric bass, vocals), Kai Esbensen (keyboards, vocals), James Flagg (drums, percussion, vocals) and Jonathan G. Smith (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, flute, clarinet, chimes, gong, glockenspiel, xylophone, mountain dulcimer, mandolin, banjo). Yes, they all sing.

I love this album, it's just plain awesome, although I can pretty much guarantee you won't be singing any of the songs, although they somehow manage to be melodic as well as, well, weird. Zappa would love these guys, who also have a hint of Specimen 37 in what they are doing, and if you want something so far out of both normal mainstream, and the progressive mainstream, then this is going to be worth discovering.
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Инджой!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

--- wfido