TRIGON: Emergent
Brand new studio album, produced by Eroc and with a sound that is just
stunning in terms of its power, clarity and dynamics. Only 4 of the 13
tracks feature a synth/keys player, which leaves the remainder as a
trio of electric guitar, bass and drums to play some sizzling
psychedelic fusion that really rocks, with some astounding psych
guitar work that's very Paul Rudolph-sounding in many places. The
dynamics of a lot of the tracks are exemplary, starting as slow
builders and then firing on all cylinders in a blaze of scorching
electric guitar work, with a rhythm section that's solid and powerful.
You can't avoid mentioning the production from ex-Grobschnitt drummer
Eroc, who must surely be one of the world's finest producers, and he
gets a sound where the bass is absolutely evident but not obtrusive
while the drum sound is the best you'll have heard in ages on a
European psychedelic jamming album such as this. Without a less than
glowing track on a positively nuclear but always melodic and dynamic
album of instrumental psychedelic music that's structured yet
possesses the loose and flowing feel of a great jamming album, this is
a monster and absolutely essential listening for fans of psych,
instrumental guitar rock, guitar-dominated Krautrock and more - quite
stunning!
Andy Garibaldi - CD Services