Time Collapse is a rather new band from Athens, Greece, which I discovered recently through Prog Archives. Being from Greece as well, I’m always trying
to pay attention and support the bands that come from my country, assuming they
worth it of course. I have to admit that during the last 10 years, many bands
appeared in Greece that are very interesting to say the least. One of those
bands is Time Collapse without a doubt.
Almost
a month ago (if I’m not mistaken), they released their debut album Night to Day, which includes 7 songs and has a total running time of almost 40 minutes.
In my mind, the album is divided into two major parts. If it was a vinyl
edition, for example, A-side would be including the first 4 songs and the B-side
the almost 18-minute-long suite Messiah Complex, which is divided into 3 parts.
But since there is no vinyl edition available (as
far as I know), you can buy the album either in a CD, or in a digital form from
the band’s account in Bandcamp: https://timecollapseofficial.bandcamp.com/
Now, let’s take a closer look at the
album:
The opening song that works also as the album’s intro is the very good
and atmospheric Time Bound, which after 2 minutes is being transformed into
Time Collapse. These two songs are forming a short 7-minute-long medley, which
gives to the listener a pretty good idea of what this band is about. The beautiful
psychedelic soundscapes, mixed with loud guitar riffs, accompanied by the excellent
collaboration between the bass and the drums, are creating a great overall
outcome, which brings to my mind something between Tool and Porcupine Tree. As
for the keyboards, they are giving a little “extra” to their sound, without
being too much. The band seems influenced a lot from the two bands I just
mentioned, but they manage to blend their influences into their sound in such a
way that is not a problem at all. Imagine the loud riffs and sudden changes of
Tool, combined with the long atmospheric passages of – the early – Porcupine Tree,
and you will get an idea.
Also, one of the major problems of the Greek bands, is the English accent on many ocassions. Well, no problem here at all. Their singer’s voice that is
matching the band’s sound and his English accent is very good. (Or good enough
if you like).
Now, having all these things in mind, it’s up to you to decide if you
are interested or not, but my recommendation would be to give these guys a
chance. Maybe they are not bringing something new or groundbreaking in the modern
music scene, but they created a very good and powerful album, that could be
appreciated by people with “open ears” and minds. It's not Progressive Rock, it's
not Progressive Metal, it is something in between.
4 stars for their first and very
interesting album, hoping that they will keep up in the same way in the future!
By clicking on the following YouTube link, you will be able to listen to the medley of Time Bound/Time Collapse I mentioned before.
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