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DouBt: Mercy, Pity, Peace & Love
ByThe respective artists' notoriety stems from a global perspective, as their ability to promote change and risk within a variety of formats would, on paper, seem to be a match made in heaven for a union of kindred spirits. Not a monolithic listening experience by any stretch, the musicians promote an armada of disparate angles, steeped in torrid prog-metal riffs, drifting dreamscapes, scalding solo spots and fluctuating tonal swashes. They spawn a festive atmosphere seeded in neural breakdowns, yet also delve into familiar rock and jazz territory, largely inoculated with a surfeit of crafty variations.
Pieces such as the trio's overdrive spin on Hendrix's "Purple Haze, featuring Deville's slithery wah-wah lines and Bianco's pummeling beats, are offset on "The Invitation," which commences with a traditional jazz organ-combo vibe, set down on a cozy format and uplifted by Maguire's buttery Moog synth solo.
The band plugs into hyper-mode expressionism on many works and aligns an interstellar acoustic-electric domain, instilling a semi-classical motif on the intense and magical "Goodbye My Fellow Soldier," as subtle contrasts and dense layers of sound give way to Delville's zinging, ethereal extended note voicings. With Mercy, Pity, Peace & Love, DouBt casts a sovereign identity that vividly differentiates between normalcy and the unforeseen.
Track Listing
There is a War Going On; Jalal; No More Quarell with the Devil; Rising Upon Clouds; Purple Haze; The Invitation; Mercy, Pity, Peace and Love; There is a War Going On (reprise); Tears Before Bedtime; The Human Abstract; No More Quarrel with the Devil (reprise); Mercury; Goodbye My Fellow Soldier.
Personnel
Alex Maguire: keyboards, sequencer; Michel Delville: guitar, Roland GR09, samples; Tony Bianco: drums, sequencer.
Album information
Title: Mercy, Pity, Peace & Love | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Moonjune Records
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