Dredg's major label debut, El Cielo (2002), was lauded by critics and helped establish a wider cult following for the band. Originally starting out as an alternative metal outfit, Dredg established themselves in the indie scene with their debut album Leitmotif (1999), which showed the band stylistically moving into progressive rock and art rock the album's success landed them a deal with Interscope Records in 2001, who re-released the album later in the year. The band's lineup consists of vocalist Gavin Hayes, guitarist Mark Engles, bassist Drew Roulette and drummer and pianist Dino Campanella. Dredg (stylized as dredg) is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Los Gatos, California.Sie wurde 1993 in der San Francisco Bay Area gegründet. dredg ist eine US-amerikanische, teilweise experimentelle Alternative-Rock-/Progressive-Rock-Band.Any fans of progressive rock should definitely pick this one up because it is a work of art that to this day still remains unrecognized by the music industry. They have a sound of their own that they still keep on this album to this day. Dredg doesn't have the heavy angsty sound of Tool or the psychedelic sound of Pink Floyd. The vocals and guitar are the driving on the album, but that is not to say the drums and bass take a back seat. However, he does hit some awesome high notes on It Only Took A Day.
He rarely reaches for high notes, but on this particular album he doesn't need to hit them to deliver an ultimate experience. They all play their instruments expertly and Gavin's vocals are highly appropriate to each song. The band's performance as a whole is breathtaking and extremely mature for a second outing. Scissor Lock never really climaxes, but it makes the whole experience sound appealing with Gavin expertly delivering the line, "I too once though the radio played, let's act like children while we sleep paralysised." Convalescent speaks about how you don't know until you've been through the experience and Scissor Lock is about the experience happening to you. Some of the lyrical content on El Cielo is actually quite straightforward to the concept. Triangle contains the same vocalizing, but it's a bit more mesmerizing than Same Ol Road. The climax contains strong vocalizing I've never heard before and the whole album contains unusual sounds that really work. However, the climax happens when Gavin humbly preaches about how "all we need is a modest house in a modest neighborhood" and how we must be strong. The guitar riff is inspiring and everything else is original. The vocals claim to be repeating a certain event which is likely sleep paralysis. Then it immediately cuts to somber guitar and blaring horns in the background. Sanzen is the perfect example because it has all of this beautiful build up to a sound of what seems to be the noise you hear during sleep paralysis. However, on El Cielo most of the climaxes happen at the quieter moments. Usually climaxes in a song result in huge crescendos with soaring guitars and powerful vocals. It's quite an amazing and original idea I've never heard of in music and it really works. A couple of songs play and then you work on the painting a little more with a stroke of your paintbrush. As you listen to the album, it is almost as if a painting is being created as you listen to it. The album has incredibly well done interludes that they appropriately named brushstroke. This painting is supposed to depict a literal interpretation of sleep paralysis and the visions or dreams you have accompanying it. Driven by a compelling vision for an original idea, soothing yet powerful vocals, and beautiful music, El Cielo is an absolute triumph.Įl Cielo is heavily influenced by a painting created by Salvador Dali. As a progressive concept album, it has a natural sense of flow practically unseen in albums nowadays. Dredg manages to make an overall scary experience sound so beautiful. However, no one expects to sleep paralysised for a moment, see visions of an incubus, and hear the eerie sound of bees in your ears. Everyone goes to sleep and everyone dreams. Review Summary: Dredg manages to make an overall scary experience sound so beautiful.Īll the same.
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