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Steel Interlude 1
This is a short, echoey, distortion-laden bit of textural sound. |
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Seasick Circus
Coming in as a continuation of the previous piece, this works out to a more driving, reggae meets space rock kind of groove after a time. As the vocals join I'm reminded of something like Camper Van Beethoven. There are some jazzy and folk elements built into this, too. It's an intriguing mix of sounds that is unique and so classy. |
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Casualties
This has some alternative rock and jazz elements at play. It also brings more of that space rock thing to bear. I love that there are various layers of vocals that seem to run counter to one another, yet complement each other. |
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Steel Interlude 2
Echoey, trippy sounds are on display here. This is another atmospheric instrumental. |
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Front Row Seat
This is a dreamy, artsy number that has a healthy helping of space music in the mix. |
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Steel Interlude 3
Another short instrumental piece, this is closer to the first one than the last one, but the difference is only minor. |
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In The Woods
There are Latin, jazzy vibes early, but this works out to more of an alternative art rock sound in the vein of Camper Van Beethoven in some ways. |
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Steel Interlude 4
By now you get the idea of what these are. This feels more like something that would have fit in one of the ambient slots in Dio-era Black Sabbath. |
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Rub
There is a soulful kind of vibe to this cut. It still has more of that artsy weirdness at play. I love the lines of vocals that seem to come from everywhere. It's quite a powerhouse at times. |
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Steel Interlude 5
More trippiness ensues here. |
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Pharmaceuticals
This piece has some really freaky vibes. It's perhaps a bit restrained in terms of volume level, but the sonic weirdness is quite high here. |
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Down and Out
More of a driving, raw rocker, this still has plenty of that arrsy angle. Horns bring some jazz vibes. Overall this is another killer slab of classy unique music. |
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Ripple Effect
While this is a bit more mainstream, it still has plenty of quirky and crazy things at play. It gets into some pretty freaky territory at the end, too. |
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Steel Interlude 6
This is pretty much exactly what you would expect, given the history to this point. |
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Singular
Hard rocking, but also intriguing in its artistic angles, this is also somehow one of the more accessible tracks here. |
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Scales
The slide guitar on this is classy. This is a mellower, more decidedly mainstream song. While it has a lot of Americana in the mix, it's also not far removed from some early Pink Floyd. |
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Steel Interlude 7
While not a huge change, this is mellower and more dreamy than some of the other of these interludes. |
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Things You're Gonna Regret
Freaky, trippy sounds merge with more mainstream alternative rock, artsy vibes and jazz elements on the closer. It's not a big surprise, but it's a solid entry. |
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