Astra - The Black Chord (2012)
Astra - The Black Chord (2012)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 302 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 47 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rise Above (RISECD137)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 302 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 47 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rise Above (RISECD137)
With critics and listeners seemingly already in their corner, San Diego classic space/prog five-piece Astra make a Moog-heavy sophomore outing in the form of "The Black Chord". Astra won many ears to their side with 2009’s Rise Above debut, "The Weirding", on which they offset retro King Crimson-style melodies with a sense of modern urgency that indeed also shows up throughout the six tracks of the second album. It’s Astra’s balance of old and new that makes their recorded output so fascinating, and as the US has become even more enamored of all things taggable as progressive and/or psychedelic in the last three years - at least in an underground sense – The Black Chord arrives at just the right time and in just the right place for the band to be able to make the most of their songwriting. A returning lineup of Richard Vaughan (vocals/guitar/Moog/mellotron), Conor Riley (mellotron/Moog/organ/piano/vocals), David Hurley (drums/percussion/flute), Brian Ellis (Moog/lead guitar) and Stuart Sclater (bass) is tighter and shows significant growth from the first album, which is appropriate given that in progressive rock one expects a certain amount of progress. That comes in part in the confidence and clarity with which they now handle the melodies, and where "The Weirding" felt at times like it was trying to throw everything at you all at once, "The Black Chord" is more patient in its execution and all the more majestic-sounding for that.
Tracklist:
01. Cocoon
02. The Black Chord
03. Quake Meat
04. Drift
05. Bull Torpis
06. Barefoot in the Head
Total time: 47:06
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 30. May 2012, 14:14
Astra / The Black Chord
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Astra / The Black Chord
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Read offset correction : 48
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Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
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Thanks to lom404
See also:
Astra - The Weirding (2009)