Quick Listens: Further

[[The Chemical Brothers - Further]]

The legendary duo are at it again, this time with some definite fan service. Driven by overly-sweet sounding 80s-style synths, chemical7 starts where 1999s Surrender leaves off and takes it a step Further. Although there are no huge vocal colabs, the album definitely isnt devoid of dreamy vocals. Further is very conceptual and offers a mix of ol' school electronica with a dash of new school. I am VERY much enjoying this CD, if you like old chems, this is definitely one for you.

Porcupine Tree @ Bogarts

[[Porcupine Tree - The Incident]]
The Progressive Rock group Porcupine Tree payed us a visit at our very own Bogarts. Their sound is characterized by a mixture of heavy progressive rock and elements of Space rock--IE:Rush meets Pink Floyd.

They opened the show with the presentation of their new Album, The Incident--one hour plus long rock extravaganza that blends strong rock anthems, flowing abstract melodies, soft Rush-like vocals, and smooth guitar work. Meanwhile, superimposed on a screen behind them video clips, artistic renderings, and snapshots flew in and out creating a hectic and throughly stimulating atmosphere.

Steve Wilson's vocals resonated through the venue with a surreal power, and the bass (often a point of contest with bogart's shows) was well miked and sounded great.

Midway though their first set, they played their newest single, Time Flies. Perhaps the climax of the first set. Time Flies borrows a riff from Pink Floyd's Dogs off their Animals album and builds on it. The overall feel of the song is one of long lost folk-rock song. Life flys by you and you come to a certain point where you accept it.

"And after awhile/ You realize Time Flies/ And the best thing that you can do/ is take whatever comes to you/ As Time Flies"

After a 10 minute intermission, they came back out and played all their crowd favorites including (my personal favorites) The Sound of Musack and Trains (Off of their In Absentia Album)

Great show, felt so great afterwards. Drank like 2 full bottles of Gatorade (I was so dehydrated), slept like a baby.