Tuesday, May 23, 2023

'Frames' by Oceansize

 A band I picked up from an anthology based on their excellence, and their album doesn't disappoint either.

A word to describe it is intense.  As a modern prog rock band they go one step further from a usual pop song, a spiralling staircase of musical notes and feelings.  They are a roller-coaster of a band.

They are a controlled explosion.  They play a long game.  They excite me into their vortex of noise.  They need to be more well known.

Their shift changes are more than the sum of their parts as the different elements unify into a spectacular   whole.  Going through the turbulence of the mind they create a dramatic scene of emotion.

Well worth repeated listens as the journey they take you on seems to cover vast arras of being.  Their scope is so large that it encapsulates everything making you feel big as a giant.

Pick up 'Frames' by Oceansize and you will be well rewarded.

 



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