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CANVAS SOLARIS: Cortical Tectonics (2007) OUTER LIMITS




Topics
1. Berserker Hypothesis
2. Mirage sinusoid
3. Interface
4. Gamma Knife
5. Rhizome
6. Reticular Consciousness


The hallucinatory experimental instrumental metal assembly CANVAS SOLARIS again offer from the U.S. state of Georgia, a music catalog energetic, powerful and versatile. Just a year after the release of their "Penumbra Diffuse" (the first album the band met), the trio of Nathan Sapp and Ben Simpkins Hunter grinned resolved to deepen their peculiar mix of prog-metal, math-rock, jazz-rock, thrash metal, Crimson and ethereal psychedelia for establish a line of more detailed work in the management of contrasts and deployment of technical virtuosity, quite often free, but definitely always rewarding challenging for the music lover lover trails most bizarre avant-garde prog-metalheads.

The incendiary track "Berserker Hypothesis' expands into a feast of complex fiercely expanded through choppy riffs and rhythmic tensions already scratch the humanly impossible, yet it appears that the rock is exposed polenta with a vitality pretty cool. His span of just under four minutes is very well spent when it refers to the ability to impress the listener with technical expertise. Is as an accentuation of the most effective qualities of the opening theme of his previous work "Penumbra Diffuse." After this opening fire and delirium followed by two more well-rested subjects (not free of force.) 'Sinusoid Mirage' begins with an ethereal vibration where the beat of cymbals and electric piano-like sounds seem to float in the air towards a space of 2 minutes, before it enters the main section, marked by a jazz-rock essence ornamented metal connotations. 'Interface' digs deeper into the more relaxed side of the assembly with their air strongly coded fusionescos crimsoniana, something more akin to the sounds Recurrent TREY GUNN solo albums. This moment of contemplation (with its mild dose of neurosis) is a test of the ability of the group to create evocative environment with simple ideas, and incidentally, very timely given the tremendous outpouring of energy and fireworks taking place in ' Gamma Knife ', one of the most reliably appealing disc. 'Gamma Knife' contains an 8-minute musical journey which takes largely the final frenzy of the first theme, though clothed with greater sophistication by the use of highly stylized tricks to prog-metal (influence of FATES WARNING) and the appearance of certain well-defined melodic phrasings amid demanding exercises for chords and syncopation rare. Is there splendor for the sake of showing off? No doubt, but I think this exercise in exhibitionism contain sufficient flexibility in its internal environment so as not to get lost in unnecessary digressions, every riff, every single, every change of pace, each blast of double bass is in its proper place in the development and expansion of the grounds.

'Rhizome' begins with a middle ground between jazz-rock adventures of item 2 and the hypnotic rhythms of item 3 at its most relaxed passages, then, when suddenly appear fiercest sections have a new deployment of the purest essence CANVAS SOLARIS. The last 17 minutes disk are occupied by "Reticular Consciousness", a monumental piece of closure. It begins with a well-defined ground in the prog-metal remnants math-rock: here more than in previous issues does Hunter Ginn powerful display the artful blending of fire metalhead and jazzy swing that makes up his percussive style. Shortly before entering the third minute and a half we get into a middle segment "spacey" which sounds like a cross between Ozric Tentacles and Djam Karet (in his most dreamy). While advancing this section, the cosmic aspect is predominant until a plea of \u200b\u200bcounterpoints crimsonianos operates as a bridge to a more relaxed section, something like a remodernizada version floydiano dream of climates of the pre-"Dark Side". Shortly after the ninth minute bursts into a riff that within seconds we return head-initial ambient prog-metal with math trends, but this time the synth guitar almost steals the spotlight from the lead guitar in some phrases, with the reprise above the cosmic reason back from euphoria to the mystery live again until the end. CANVAS SOLARIS shown with its "Cortical Tectonics" who wants to and resources to remain a driving force towards the development of the current prog-metal scene in its most adventurous: the very best and most sharp metal has given lately.


César Inca Mendoza

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