SIGNATURES I

COMPUTERCHEMIST is the project of Dave Pearson who is from the UK. He had been in bands since the 80's before going solo in 2006. I like that he plays bass, guitar and drums and adds them to his inventive use of electronics. I reviewed his 2008 album "Icon I" where Dave does it all. So it was interesting to see he actually hired a drummer for this album. We still get bass and guitar from Pearson but he's upped the ante with this move.

"Signatures I" was released in 2013 along with "Signatures II" which I hope to review soon. This one is a long one at over 75 minutes covering eight tracks. It's just not as consistent as "Icon I" in my opinion, but there are several tracks I am really into. The first of those would be "Szoltmatic-10" with the opening thunder and melancholic synths. Tripping along here as sequencers drive this along. Guitar arrives around 5 minutes in, then it's the sequencer/drum show after 7 1/2 minutes. The drummer's last name is Szolt which is of course in this song title.

"Corporatosaur" just sounds really cool with the electronics and guitar. Drums will kick in around 5 1/2 minutes then the guitar cries out. Really good! It turns spacey late to end it. "Six Phase Mains" is another highlight with the drums and sequencers doing their thing with spacey synths providing atmosphere. Some nice synth sounds here and the guitar around 3 1/2 minutes is a bonus. The closer rounds out my top four. "Landform 2012" is the shortest one on here but it's quality. Sequencers and drums as the guitar joins in. It's a great recipe my friends.

The one track I didn't really like was "Broken Daliuette". COMPUTERCHEMIST has been a really nice discovery. I like guitar and real drums in my electronics and Dave delivers the goods. And the man can compose a song, I'll say that.

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