SIMPLE MACHINES

Since several years now THE REBEL WHEEL from Ontario remains a trio around key figure David Campbell (guitars). Andrew Burns (bass) and drummer Alex Wickham are on his side when it comes to the studio recordings. Important to know, all of them are also relying on the keyboard as well as vocal task. And they are clearly emphasizing that the album comes as a real team effort. Coincidence or intended, even band name and album title are correlating in some way. Simple machines are practically inconceivable without wheels, or what? They just mustn't become rebellious :-) The song titles are making the main concept clear in any case. And so the album is based on motifs inspired by the mechanical concept of ... well, machines. The music on the other hand is far away from a motoric attitude in most cases.

Yeah, let's draw in some metaphors. 'From today, into tomorrow, keep on pulling ...', the opening song Pulley rocks straightaway, just a superb entry. 'Falsities and foolery would lead the free world to its knees ...' - Hammer processes and pounds a string of associations, the beat turns out to hammer indeed. Furthermore my current favourite Screw impertinently grooves along. 'Could not have foreseen, flicked the switch ... ' - Jekyll and Hyde, they are intensively flipping the switch from spacy trip to heavy rock behaviour. And then the closing extended WheelSuiteWheel yet showcases some industrial flair in between. Surely the most ambitious album excerpt, brimful of turns and changes. THE REBEL WHEEL music is partially close to the likes of Zip Tang, Godsticks, The Bardic Depths. A worthwhile challenge, the concept is successfully set into motion.