I've got a kinda sorta Tech Tuesday track for your belated Tuesday song, coming from someone whose work you just might already know.
Are you familiar with Ever Forthright? What about Stimpy Lockjaw? If you dig either of these acts, it just might be the common denominating flavour of guitarist Nicholas Llerandi that you're into. Well now Nick has a solo record on the way, and surprise surprise, it's progaliciously jazztastic.
Have a listen to "Cracked" for a taste of what I mean. And then hit repeat and have a watch of drummer Zach Marks shuffling and ghosting his way through a playthrough video replete with groove. Replete I say!
Showing posts with label Stimpy Lockjaw. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stimpy Lockjaw. Show all posts
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Ever Forthright - Dispose of Your Optimism
Another mini-theme emerges all on its own tonight, as I post another song that's nearing the ten minute mark. I swear I'm not actually trying to take up all your time with metal, honestly.
The djazzy djentlemen in Ever Forthright are in a bit of a quiet period, as sideprojects and things like Stimpy Lockjaw receive some attention, but that doesn't mean now isn't the time to revisit the band's self-titled debut. Even if you found that sentence hard to follow, you should still be amenable to some healthy doses of both groove and tech, yes?
I'll take that as a yes. "Dispose of Your Optimism" is, like I said, a rather lengthy cut from the band's 2011 album Ever Forthright, but it's eight minutes of shifting ground and restless riffing; the song never settles down to the point of getting boring. Sure, it's djenty, but it's also deathy, a little grindy for a bit, placid and spacey towards the end, and just plain big by the time things finish. It's the kind of track to make a convert out of you, you godless heathen you.
The djazzy djentlemen in Ever Forthright are in a bit of a quiet period, as sideprojects and things like Stimpy Lockjaw receive some attention, but that doesn't mean now isn't the time to revisit the band's self-titled debut. Even if you found that sentence hard to follow, you should still be amenable to some healthy doses of both groove and tech, yes?
I'll take that as a yes. "Dispose of Your Optimism" is, like I said, a rather lengthy cut from the band's 2011 album Ever Forthright, but it's eight minutes of shifting ground and restless riffing; the song never settles down to the point of getting boring. Sure, it's djenty, but it's also deathy, a little grindy for a bit, placid and spacey towards the end, and just plain big by the time things finish. It's the kind of track to make a convert out of you, you godless heathen you.
Friday, 11 July 2014
Stimpy Lockjaw - Asteroids
If we're going to go instrumental and jazzy (a la Trioscapes) then some of the guys in Ever Forthright have a side project that pretty much fits the bill. Don't let the somewhat bizarre name dissuade you -- Stimpy Lockjaw could be your new favourite band.
The first track the guys in Stimpy Lockjaw have released from their upcoming self-titled debut clocks in at eleven minutes long, but you can trust me when I tell you that the time is well worth it. It does take a little time to really get started, but once it does ramp up that epic duration yields some jazzified drums and piano, some intricate guitar-driven prog, and some straight up shredding.
"Asteroids" is a little off kilter, a little unsettling, and a little incredible. Eleven minutes sounds daunting, but by the end you'll be enthralled and wishing there was more. Soon, my pretties, soon...
(And yes, I know I said today's song was both instrumental and jazzy, and I know there's vocals at the start of "Asteroids", and then again towards the end, but not a whole lot of them. So it's almost instrumental...)
The first track the guys in Stimpy Lockjaw have released from their upcoming self-titled debut clocks in at eleven minutes long, but you can trust me when I tell you that the time is well worth it. It does take a little time to really get started, but once it does ramp up that epic duration yields some jazzified drums and piano, some intricate guitar-driven prog, and some straight up shredding.
"Asteroids" is a little off kilter, a little unsettling, and a little incredible. Eleven minutes sounds daunting, but by the end you'll be enthralled and wishing there was more. Soon, my pretties, soon...
(And yes, I know I said today's song was both instrumental and jazzy, and I know there's vocals at the start of "Asteroids", and then again towards the end, but not a whole lot of them. So it's almost instrumental...)
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