The Tractor Brassfield, One Strange Thing, Redshift, Lecivius, Blindsight, Dirty Sanchez, Gov't Mule, Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Yes, Rush, Terry Reid, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Black Sabbath, The Faces, Rolling Stones, Santana, Weather Report, The Who...
Sounds Like
Gov't Mule, Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Yes, Rush, Terry Reid, Nick Cave (apparently), Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Black Sabbath...
Check out our album review in Southeast Performer Magazine!
Elara Luna —
The Channel Of Movement
Produced by Jesse Mesa-Savage and Elara Luna
Hailing from (Asheville), NC, Elara Luna evokes a sound that is both epic and spare. The nine songs that make up the group’s debut CD, The Channel Of Movement, recall the ghosts of King Crimson, Rush and Pink Floyd. The album is full of riff-heavy thunder and acoustic sunshine.
Vocalist Tim Wright sings in a Nick Cave-ish tone that, at first, seems to be at odds with the epic nature of the music. But as the album progresses, it blends nicely into the fabric of the overall sound. It would have been easy to fall into the trap of attaching mega-epic vocals to music that is as grandiose as this, and the band should be applauded for not falling into that trap. Wouldn’t you enjoy Uriah Heep much more if the singer would remove his privates from the vice grip? Is it not a coincidence that Rush started to sell more records when Geddy came down for air?
If you’re looking for a track that would be the best introduction to this album, get online and check out “Perception of a World.” Enjoy the buffet of tasty guitar riffage from Brandon Burney. Be amazed by the in-the-pocket yet free interplay of drummer Lee Simpkins. For the other side of the coin, check out “Fraction Of A Sigh,” a mellow trip featuring keysman Nigel Gilmer. The arrangements on all of the songs show great attention to detail while leaving plenty of room for the human element that comes from a live performance.
The recording itself sounds very live — almost as if the guys set up and recorded live and dropped in a few overdubs for good measure. There is no big studio sheen to this recording. As a matter of fact, it’s probably the closest you’ll ever get to hearing a progressive garage band, but don’t let that keep you away. (TBD Records)
www.myspace.com/elaraluna
-Jon Dawson
We have recently released our debut LP, entitled The Channel Of Movement.
TRACKLIST:
The Channel Of Movement
How To Survive
Departure
Fraction Of A Sigh
Last Chance
So Consumed
Conscious Endeavor
Isolation
Perception Of A World
The Channel Of Movement is available at the following locations:
Harvest Records (Asheville)
Static Age (Asheville)
CD Swap (Morristown, TN)
BMAC's Mom's house (Raleigh, NC)
Hey guys I hope all is well. I wanted to let you know that the new ZELAZOWA full length album "Elephants On A Mousehunt" will be released on Saturday, January, 17th through CDBaby. com and all major digital distribution sites. In anticipation of its release, we will be posting a new single from the album on our myspace page every week for 4 weeks. Please be sure to give them a listen at:
If you are in the Philadelphia area, join us for the CD release party that night (Saturday, 1/17) at The Khyber at 10 PM. There are plenty of tour dates to follow, so please check the calendar.
