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POSSIBLY NOT

Realeaf

 

Psychedelic/Space Rock

3.51 | 9 ratings

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Mellotron Storm
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4 stars Greg Walker has this to say about this band on his web-site. "Beautiful melancholy progressive, like a mix of ANEKDOTEN, LANDBERK and PORCUPINE TREE. One of the best things i've heard from Isreal". I bought it right away knowing Greg's excellent taste in music, this was before REALEAF were added to the site by Avestin. These four guys have spent a lot of time listening to seventies music, and have come up with a psychedelic gem called "Possibly Not". Early PORCUPINE TREE is a definite reference like Assaf says in the bio. This is sad and spacey with psychedelic lyrics. I love this stuff.

"Giant Bus In The Sky" opens with gentle guitar as light drums and synths come in.This is mellow and melancholic. The sound is building slowly. Vocals 2 1/2 minutes in.The bass is prominant.This is such a dreamy tune.Guitar after 7 minutes is heavenly, and then it gets heavy to end it. "Floating Underground" is an instrumental that features a slow but steady beat as raw guitar melodies echo over top. Awesome sound. PORCUPINE TREE-like synths come in at 2 minutes. A nice heavy bass follows. The psychedelic guitar is ripping it up as synths cry out. Incredible sound ! "Something Breaks (Pt.1)" opens with soft vocals as guitar gently plays and drums beat lightly. A heavy sound arrives a minute in. Check out the bass ! Processed vocals a minute later and then it kicks into a higher gear. It settles quickly as the tempo and mood change often. This is such an outstanding track. "The Rising (Pt.1)" is less then a minute of what sounds like wind blowing and water flowing.

"Everything's Going South" opens with gentle guitar before spoken words come in reminding me of "The Necromancer" by RUSH. Wilson-like vocals follow with light drums, guitar and a fuller sound that builds. "A Peaceful V" opens with reserved vocals that are almost spoken as guitar is strummed lightly. It picks up a bit a minute in. Multi-vocal melodies and prominant bass follow before returning to original sound. "Walking Away With Closed Eyes" is again very mellow as guitar and drums take turns before vocals arrive. Multi-vocals after a minute.Then some blistering guitar comes in with heavy bass. It calms right down quickly then multi-vocals are back 3 minutes in as sound starts to build. "Possibly Not" is the 9 minute title track to end the album. The intro is dark with guitar and drums. Spacey synths join in and then vocals 2 minutes in. The synths and almost spoken vocals remind me so much of PORCUPINE TREE. Amazing soundscape. He's singing before 5 minutes. The song starts to get a little freaky then the guitar comes in and lights it up as the drummer puts on a show. It gets really heavy 7 minutes in. It then becomes silent until what sounds like an atom bomb goes off ends the track and album.

I highly recommend this record to fans of early PORCUPINE TREE and fans of Psychedelic music. Great album.

Mellotron Storm | 4/5 |

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