Storm Corrosion

 

Frontman from Porcupine Tree + frontman from Opeth = ambient music????  I'd have never guessed that in a million years.  It was all quiet atmospherics when I sampled the first thirty seconds or so of a couple of the songs, but I ASS U ME d the lengthy tracks would break into some prog/folk/metal hybrid.  Not even close.  Hell, there's percussion on about eight of the forty-seven minutes of music and probably less vocals than that.  Some reviews (which I wish I had read before purchasing) label it minimalist classical.  I'd say it's more New Age-y than anything.  My automobile is the environment for 95% of my music consumption and this album is too damn quiet for it.  There were no peaks to make me want to play this in the house.  Listen for yourself...



WAKE UP!   If you sat through all nine-plus minutes of that then you may have an interest in the entire project.  Back in the day when I was feelin' fine on 714's, melted onto a bean bag chair, this album would have worked.  Not today.  I don't have the patience to get it.  But it is not a total loss.  Track #5 has a "Welcome To The Machine" and/or "Animals" vibe to it.  Maybe that's why one commenter said this will be his new Floyd.  Hey dude, I hear you can still get some good 'ludes from South Africa...