Two years later the two released their second album, Circles. One thing led to another and soon the two were sending Posted Sunday, | Review this album | Report (Review #441384) Who is looking for something different and jazzy to listen to. Although it may not be the best album out there, I recommend it to anyone Unchanging, is a great album, with some really cool atmospheres and chill jazzy soloing to On their instruments, with Gavin rotating around his kit with grace and agility and 05ric In final consideration, Drop boils down to a superb display of these two guys' great prowess Harrison's usual amazing performanceĬombined with 05Ric's fantastic bass style certainly does make for a superb album!
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And of course, this was theīand's debut, so I must accredit it with being one damn professional and one damnĬreative debut, despite being a bit redundant. The music is infectious at times, beautiful at others, sweeping here, rolling there,Īnd a slew of other characteristics to call these songs home. Of course this album came before Circles, so I cannot throw down this album's genius Something more diverse and inviting of a wider fanbase. Although this continuityīetween their works is not a bad thing, I believe it would be helpful for the band to compose Interesting.' The same holds true for both of this band's albums. With countless fills rotating around jazzy and at some times beautifullyĭissonant guitar solos, the tracks have no shortage of spice to make the music more
OfĬourse the music is not just a time-slot specific template the two guys are no strangers to Precise polyrhythmic drumming complimenting 05ric's robotic bass and guitar lines. I could easily quote my review of Circles again, with myĬomments on the mechanical nature of the music being 'obvious, with Harrison's roving However, many of the songs can easily seem to blend The music, track by track, is genius, with countless memorable Inviting tracks, the music still holds as a strong display of these guys' musical message.Ī particular feature of this music that I find particularly repelling about this music is the lack Although the music may become redundant after a number of dynamic and Two musicians' inventiveness and their willingness to break down genre walls and creatingĪ spectacular fusion of jazzy riffs, mechanical instrumental precision, and some really nice (Quote from my review of 'Circles') The album exposed itself as a fantastic display of the Great fusion of mechanical experimental rock and jazz, making for a rather eclectic showing. Combining the forces of both musicians' intense skill, the album turned out to be a One thing led to another and soon the two were sendingĮach other little tidbits of music and themes and melodies, and soon the album "Drop"įormed. Through a number of private messages and emails, the two met up at a Porcupine Harrison receivedĪn invite on Myspace by the latter, and he decided to check out his music, to which he ratherĮnjoyed. The interesting extended range bass player "05ric" is an interesting one. The history of Gavin Harrison, the drummer of Porcupine Tree, and his collaboration with Robert FRIPP and Dave STEWART had guest appearances. Harrison was responsible for percussion duties, as well as (tapped) guitar work and some bass while 05Ric was playing extended range-bass and vocals (vocal harmonies are particularly intriguing). As a result of this collaborations two albums saw the light of the day: 'Drop' from 2007 and 'Circles' from 2009 the albums of high complexity and innovation (yet not swamped in unnecessary technicalities, with high-quality songwriting being first and foremost). He also collaborated with a number of world-renowned musicians outside of prog spectrum, such are IGGY POP, Claudio BAGLIONI, Eros RAMAZOTTI, Lisa STANSFIELD and INCOGNITO, to name but a few.ĭuring the second half of the 00's, he started collaborating with 05RIC, innovative Cambridge-based musician. He played with other notable progressive rock artists, such are RENAISSANCE, Franco BATTIATO, Jako JAKSZYK, Kevin AYERS, MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND, Steven WILSON and OSI. For a prog rock fan, he's perhaps best known as a drummer of PORCUPINE TREE and - as of 2008 - of KING CRIMSON. Gavin HARRISON, British drummer and percussionist, prolific both in jazz and prog rock spheres, is being active for 30 years.
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