Scale the Summit - Atlas Novus

     Yesterday's Plini song has put me in the mood for some more majestic instrumental music that's both heavy and mellow. Sound like a tall order? No, it just sounds like a job for Scale the Summit.

     Elements of heaviness and beauty happily coexist side by side throughout Scale the Summit's catalogue. Thunderous double bass drumming rumbles underneath intricately tapped guitar lines, adding up to music that's got groove and riffs for days but isn't just straight up bludgeoning. And perhaps more importantly, at least in terms of instrumental music, there's enough going on to hold the listener's interest.

     Sometimes instrumental bands suffer for their lack of vocals, especially if they stick to verse-chorus-verse type songs, because the central core of singer and lyrics that we're used to just isn't there. Not so with Scale the Summit, where every instrument is telling a story that interlocks with that of every other instrument.

     But you probably already know all of this, since Scale the Summit aren't exactly indie. So let's just bask in the radiance of their skillz and have a listen to "Atlas Novus" from this year's solid The Migration, shall we?

Song for the 12th: Scale the Summit - The Dark Horse

     Well hey there, stranger. Miss me?

     I won't bore you with a lengthy tale of why I took the weekend off. In a nutshell, however, the gist is that I've been house- and dog-sitting out in the country and my internet access has been spotty at best. But fear not, lost soul, for I still have songs for you that I was going to talk about over the weekend, and you're gonna get 'em all at once!

     Starting with a song from everybody's favourite instrumetal band Scale the Summit. I just recently got my copy of The Migration and I've been rockin' it pretty often in the car. It's got a bunch of tracks on it that do a good job of showcasing what it is that Scale the Summit does so well, but for today (or rather for Friday) we're going with "The Dark Horse". Climb into the saddle and turn it up whilst you await the next of the weekend's songs.

Song of the Day: Scale the Summit - Odyssey

     Segueing smoothly from one song to the next, as long as we're speaking about bands with promising new albums on the horizon, I would be remiss if I didn't mention instrumetal prog masters Scale the Summit.