Octillian - Umbilicus
Review
Rating:
7.7
7.7
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Rating: 7.7 |
Progressive - now there's a word that's about as attractive to me as a financial audit followed by a full rectal examination. However, when it is done properly like Octillian's Umbilicus, the experience is a pleasing, diverse tapestry; pulling different sounds and textures from all across the map. Upon first listen, Calgary's Octillian sounds like a weak knock-off of Opeth's more mellow moments. This album is truly progressive right from the beginning though - the start of the album tends to be a bit derivative and aimless in the song writing, as the album plays through you can hear the band become stronger in almost every aspect. Both the guitars and bass become more experimental as the album plays through, intentional or not this does make the album an interesting listen - knowing each song is going to be stronger than the last. I guess the best way to sum up how this band sounds is take a couple pounds of Pink Floyd, throw it in a blender with some tranquil Opeth passages, add some percussion tendencies not totally unlike that of Danny Carey, and then throw some blues, jazz and flamenco influenced guitar into the mix. The results can range from borderline masterpiece to sonic mess, but that is the respectable price to pay with experimentation. Read more ›› |
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