I
discovered Machines Dream recently and I was very surprised by the quality of
their music. They are Canadians, and their discography consists of 4 albums so
far.
In
2017 the band released their latest work, named as Black Science, which can be
found in digital or physical (CD) version.
Black Science is dark; dark and wonderful…
The
lyrics of the album are focused on the 20th Century, and especially
to the 2 great wars; WW1 and WW2. As for
heir sound, is solid, powerful, heavy and dark. (I will probably use the word 'dark' a lot in this piece).
The
strong Pink Floyd influences (among other bands) can be found everywhere,
but that is not a problem at all.
The
album opens with the short intro Armistice Day, followed by Weimar, which is the album’s longest track and
one of the highlights without a doubt.
After
I listened to Weimar for the first time, I stopped listening to the rest of the
album, and listened to it twice before deciding to continue. Yes, it's that good!
The
Cannons Cry which comes next, is a more powerful tune, but also dark and heavy.
Then,
Heavy Water enters, which – if I’m not mistaken - is about the efforts both sides did in order to create first the A-Bomb. Another excellent tune!
Airfield
on Sunwick is the album’s 5th song, a melancholic but lighter tune,
very beautiful as well.
The 6th
track is the title song, which points out some of the worst things that humanity
did during the 20th Century, further than the 2 great wars. Another
highlight here.
As I
was reaching towards the end, I discovered the first song I didn’t like, which
is UXB. It is not bad, but is nowhere near the previous ones.
The
last song is Noise to Signal which is the second song I didn’t like so much.
Again, it’s not bad, but nothing special either. (But it is better than UXB,
especially during its 2nd part).
So,
to sum up, Black Science is a really good album, not very easy to listen to,
and certainly not so enjoyable or fun. It is heavy, dark, serious, melancholic,
and… great!
It is
a really interesting, not to say unique release.
Highly
recommended, but you must consider the things I wrote above. Also, have in mind that it will take some time and a few listens in order to really appreciate it.
If
you think that the things you just read sounds interesting, then go for it! You
will not regret it.
4
solid stars from me
If you click on the following YT link, you will be able to listen to Heavy Water.
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