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  | KAIRON; IRSE! ~ RUINATION
SVART 071 (Barcode: 6430050669218) ~ FINLAND ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 2017 Released: 2017
This is the third album by the Finnish Prog group Kairon; IRSE!Find albums by this artist. The band consists of bassist / vocalist Dmitry MeletFind albums by this artist, drummer Johannes KohalFind albums by this artist, guitarist Niko LehdontieFind albums by this artist and guitarist / bassist / keyboardist Lasse LuhtaFind albums by this artist. Saxophonist / clarinetist Andreas HeinoFind albums by this artist appears as guest. The album presents six original pieces, all co-credited to the group members with lyrics by Melet, Luhta and Jena HaapaharjuFind albums by this artist.
This album marks a significant change in the group´s sound, with the group´s "wall of sound" effect mellowed and appearing only from time to time and the vocals become audible, although still purposely distorted. The melodic content also becomes much clearer.
The music still combines Heavy Rock / Psychedelia / Ambient and some Jazz influences and the album again sounds interesting, surprising and unusual, continuing the path set by the two previous releases. The group´s originality escapes the accepted stylistic labeling, although the "shoegaze" idiom is commonly used to describe their music, which I personally find quite ridiculous. The group is evidently not trying neither to copy the original Prog sound and attitude, nor the New Prog derivative attempts, and wants to make their own stand, which of course is commendable.
The fact that Kairon; IRSE! Manage to re-invent their music time after time speaks volumes about their ambitious approach to music and a constant need to progress, which after all is the essence of Prog, and basically all music. The music does get a bit loud at times, and the volume knob is there to solve the problem, if it ever arises.
Overall this is obviously worth checking out, especially for the brave-hearted Prog followers, who are ready to try something new and unexpected. The group released so far one more album after this one, so there is obviously a consistency and continuity here – well done!
| | Updated: 02/11/2020Posted: 02/11/2020 | CD 1 Digipak Recommend To A Friend |
  | KAIRON; IRSE! ~ UJUBASAJUBA
SVART 148 (Barcode: 6430050669225) ~ FINLAND ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 2014 Released: 2017
This is a reissue of the second album by the Finnish Prog group Kairon; IRSE!Find albums by this artist, which was, same as their debut album, originally self-released and later reissued by SvartFind albums on this label Records, their current record label. The band consists of bassist / vocalist Dmitry MeletFind albums by this artist, drummer Johannes KohalFind albums by this artist, guitarist Niko LehdontieFind albums by this artist and guitarist / bassist / keyboardist Lasse LuhtaFind albums by this artist. Saxophonist / clarinetist Andreas HeinoFind albums by this artist appears as guest. The album presents six original pieces, all co-credited to the group members with lyrics by Melet and Luhta.
The group manages to create a completely unique "wall of sound" effect, which combines Heavy Rock / Psychedelia / Ambient influences and emerges as one of the most interesting discoveries of the 2010s Prog. The group´s originality escapes the accepted stylistic labeling, although the "shoegaze" idiom is commonly used to describe their music, which I personally find quite ridiculous. The group is evidently not trying neither to copy the original Prog sound and attitude, nor the New Prog derivative attempts, and wants to make their own stand, which of course is commendable.
The music is based on melodic background, which only rarely comes to the surface of the music due to the intense racket the guitars produce, but sharp-eared listeners won´t miss. Strangely, the massive attack of sound is not aggressive and can be easily solved by turning the volume knob slightly counterclockwise, to reveal the diverse sound layers hiding behind it. The vocals are hardly audible and become a part of the overall sound, which work fine for me.
Overall this is obviously worth checking out, especially for the brave-hearted Prog followers, who are ready to try something new and unexpected. The group released two more albums after this one, so there is obviously a consistency and continuity here – well done!
| | Updated: 30/10/2020Posted: 30/10/2020 | CD 1 Digipak Recommend To A Friend |
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