Deep Energy Orchestra The Science of Sound Review by Gary Hill This is the third set I’ve reviewed from this act. I think it might be the best of the three. It continues their exploration of fusion meets prog meets world music vibes. It’s not quite fully instrumental, but only a couple songs have vocals, and those are either vocalizations without lyrics or Indian in nature.
The main person at the heart of this is Jason Everett, who is an amazing bassist. He’s got a number of musicians on this at various points including such luminaries as Joe Deninzon, Trey Gunn and Gary Husband. If you like adventurous music, you should do yourself a favor and give this one a try.
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Track by Track Review
Morning Over Madrid
Piano starts this and holds it, getting into some killer jamming as it continues. In fact, the piece is nearly halfway through before any other instruments join. When they do, this thing really takes off. I love the rubbery bass work, but everything about this fusion masterpiece, including that extensive piano solo, is so effective.
Dance of the Woodnymphs
Sitar brings this in with Indian meets psychedelic vibes. As this grow those elements remain. The track has an energetic, world and folk music vibe to it. There is killer traditional percussion and sitar work on this thing.
Captain Quirk
Progressive rock, world music and fusion merge on this driving tune. It’s a screamer right at the start, but in a melodic powerful way. This thing features some amazing guitar and electric violin work. Don’t overlook that smoking hot bass playing, though.
The Dancers
This cut has vocals, but they are not in English. They are more traditional Indian style. The cut has a world element, but also more prog rock and fusion based things at play. That whole concept expands after the vocals finish for a while. The track really gets into a cool groove from there, and the vocals return over the top of that after a time. This beast gets into some great rocking territory as the prog rock tendencies take more control later.
Secrets of Subtraction
Here we get a powerhouse fusion jam that is built on a smoking hot groove. This is funky and has some really powerful jamming from all involved.
Fireflies
Fast paced vocalizations are heard as this gets underway. The cut merges fusion with world music and more. It’s an intriguing piece of music that has a great evolution and some potent moments. That voice is only heard at the beginning of this, and the world music vibes drop away as the track continues.
Solar Playground
The fusion and prog grooves on this things are on fire. This thing is rubbery, but also has some really hard-edged stuff. It’s very much on the prog side of the equation, but the experimental prog end.
Stargazing
Featuring a full string section, this merges classical and fusion sounds into something unique. It has a bit of a chamber music vibe. It definitely has a classical music progression to it. Yet there are still some rock and jazz vibes at play, too. It’s a gorgeous piece of music. While this leans less on the rocking end of things, it’s still a real standout.
