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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

"Impossible Spaces" by Sandro Perri

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Here’s an album I’m really excited to show everyone. “Impossible Spaces” is the creation of Sandro Perri, released in 2011 by Constellation Records. The first song that really drew me in happens to be the first on the album,  titled “Changes”. The song evolves from a guitar jam into a more electronic driven pulse. It never fails to disappoint with an interesting array of instrumental choices that leaves the listener wondering what’s going to happen next. The vocals are really mellow and fit perfectly within the atmosphere of the track. The next song, “Love & Light”, starts with a rhythmic feel through the use of sampling people breathing. The artificial sample sounds are heavily contrasted with natural sounding drums and guitars to give this song a compelling edge. I particularly liked the end of “Love & Light” where a guitar part towards the back of the song comes into focus and is heavily washed over with a delay effect. This helps to create tension and is a good lead into the next song, “How Will I”. This song starts off with a great bassline but i thought it became a little stagnant over time.  The duration is at 7:53 so it’s not difficult to imagine why (even though I am a fan of a well executed long song ). “Futureactive Kid (Part1 & Part2)” are both great songs and deserve a listen, if not for the bassoon solo only. “Wolfman” is clocked in at 10 mins but this time the length didn't me me enjoy the song less.  I felt it was nicely composed and has a nice feel to it. The lyrics are just as whacky as on the rest of the album and they once again suit the song well. “Impossible Spaces” is an album I know I’ll be listening to again and I heavily suggest listening to “Changes” if you don’t have time for the whole album. 

Track list:
1.) Changes
2.) Love & Light
3.) How Will I?
4.) Futureactive Kid (Part 1)
5.) Futureactive Kid (Part2)
6.) Wolfman
7.) Impossible Spaces




Enjoy !

Alex

4 comments:

  1. Nice album. i love the stereo image in the intro of changes.

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  2. Awesome stuff! I'll have to check out the rest of the album. Can't wait to see what else you have for us.

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  3. This sort of reminds me of Modest Mouse for some reason.

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  4. Nice, I like this. It totally started out with this Pink Floyd Feel like it was off of Meddle or something and then it just evolved and evolved. Very cool. I also enjoy the island style guitar in the background. Can't wait to see what's next!

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