Radio Piece III - Tesseract and Monuments

Radio Piece III / Tesseract and Monuments
Жанр: Progressive/Canterbury
Страна-производитель диска: USA
Год издания диска: 1992
Издатель (лейбл): ZNR Records
Номер по каталогу: ZNR CD 3001
Страна: USA
Аудио кодек: (MP3 + FLAC) (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 56:56
Источник (релизер): My CD collection
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
Треклист:
1. Walking through filters 3:44
2. Theresa 3:21
3. Johnny's TV 3:00
4. Weather dog 3:08
5. Morning storm 3:16
6. Sunday afternoon 4:47
7. Black knives 3:12
8. Little yellow spheres 2:24
9. Old people 1:10
10. Chimerical crustacean 3:47
11. Dead man's curve 3:58
12. Chinese music chain 3:47
13. Gargantua 4:54
14. #12 from the old book 1:18
15. Pantagruel 5:11
16. Wes' Wonder of the week 0:47
17. A parting gift 5:03

Лог создания рипа

Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)

Об исполнителе (группе)

Radio Piece III are a three piece (no, not radio) band from somewhere in the US. The apparently have several albums but only Tesseract and Monuments has been released on CD. The band consists of two keyboardists and a drummer. As you'd expect with four hands playing the 'boards, Radio Piece III have a relatively lush sound with several layers of different keyboard textures. The seventeen (!) songs average about 3.5 minutes each which doesn't allow for much thematic development. There is a Canterbury feel to many songs and a fusionesque edge to some. The keyboards used are all digital. Combining these last bits of information, you might guess that Radio Piece III sound a bit like a fusiony National Health playing adult contemporary music.

Об альбоме (сборнике)

This was released by ZNR (who released Mastermind and Easter Island), and marks a departure of sorts from other bands on the label. The music on Tesseract and Monuments is on the fusion edge of progressive rock, with strong influences from the Canterbury style, updated with the eighties-keyboard sounds. Mostly instrumental, the compositions are possibly comparable to Hatfield, National Health and the like, with oblique passages and variant time-signatures. The dominant instrument is the keyboard, manned by two of the three members, plus percussion. However, this does not limit their style in any way, and the result is a well-crafted example of the genre.
The 17 songs packed into the 56 minutes of music on this disk are a slightly varied form of jazz fusion with only two songs with vocals. The opening song, Walking Through Filters reminded me of Steely Dan. The remainder of the songs hint at various times at ELP, Roger Powell, Zappa, and The Residents. Unfortunately Makucevich and Benigno apparently do not explore their synths beyond the factory presets resulting in a sameness in sound from song to song. The best spots on the disk are Chimerical Crustacean, #12 from the Old Book, and Wes' Wonder of the Week where they emulate The Residents' quirky song titles, rhythms, and zany instrumentation.

Состав

Tom Makucevich - keyboards, percussion
Larry Benigno - keyboards, guitar, percussion, vocals
Larry Mastroni - drums