MILD PROFUNDITIES

This British group from South Oxfordshire begun life in 2001 by school friends Matt Baber (keyboards) and Joff Winks (vocals,guitar).At the same time they established the Troopers for Sound label in order to promote their albums on their own forces.The line-up was completed with bassist Brad Waissman and drummer Paul Mallyon and in January 2003 the first EP of the group sees the light under the title ''Mild Profundities''.

Five tracks and 25 minutes of dreamy, contemporary Progressive Rock with an obvious Canterbury influence was the proposal of Antique seeking Nuns in their debut, definitely a very attractive and special blend of two different worlds.The overall approach is atmospheric, esoteric and highly ethereal with strong Post Rock and Art Rock vibes in the vein of TORTOISE and RADIOHEAD, but what really makes the difference is Baber's unique keyboard offerings, as the notes seem lost somewhere in an old Canterbury Prog album.The guitars are distorted and sharp, the rhythm section is hypnotic and the band uses a lot of electronic effects, on the other hand the keyboards have a strong 70's approach.Beautiful instrumental themes with nervous synths, vibraphone and piano add to the album a beautiful vintage feeling.Finally the vocals are also quite sensitive, clear and warm to complete a nice first effort by Antique seeking Nuns.

Not your ordinary Post and Art Rock affair.If you can imagine a combination of contemporary, atmospheric Progressive Rock full of Canterbury-like keyboard textures and this seems cool in the paper for you, ''Mild Profundities'' is definitely an album to go after.Strongly recommended...3.5 stars.